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Edge of Wilderness encourages all of us to rise up against any idea that suggests we are not one in this world, created for the discovery of that truth. The book exposes the light of intricacies and the connected fractal nature of life allowing us to see that our shared existence is necessarily interdependent so that we rage against the darkness. This work is a prompt to explore the verities of the beaches we walk leaving no shell or stone unturned and to not only avoid getting lost or caught in the wilderness of pain and struggle but rather to reach for all the connections, relations and gifts of this experience; to live awake to the texture, color, music and rhythm of this our communion on earth.

"I had the privilege of meeting Joe Shiel thirteen years ago and I am proud to say I have never met anyone with more compassion, understanding, and devotion. Joe sees and feels things deeply and is truly blessed with a special gift. His poetry is inspirational with vivid imagery that abounds with lessons of life – simple lessons – the ones that tend to be the most obscure yet too plain to see. I was priviledged to use one of these wonderful poems as a preface for a novel I just completed. I strongly recommend reading Joe's wonderful poetry. In this day and age of electronic entertainment, it is refreshing to sit back and absorb Joe's unique way of seeing and feeling. As the great poet, William Wordsworth said: "Poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling recollected in tranquility." Joe's does that and more. —Roger C. Corea–Vice President (Ret) Ameriprise Financial Services, author