A Vermonter’s Heritage: Listening to the Trees

Rick’s first book of poetry was released in August 2010. It is now available for $14.95 in Shelburne, VT at Shelburne Farms Welcome Center and The Flying Pig Bookstore; in Williston, VT at The Paper Peddler, and through his publisher, Wind Ridge Publishing.

“…Rick’s writing springs directly from his warm spirit and his love for this land and community. Each poem is a doorway into the place in our hearts where it is possible to simply appreciate the earth and each other—the relationships that matter most in life.”
—Alec Webb, Shelburne Farms

“The poetry of Rick Bessette gives us a chance to see the world through the eyes of a real Vermonter – in tune with the loves around him, and in love with the landscape in all its moods.”
—Crea and Phil Lintilhac