The title Temperate Zone came about as I was thinking about how trees are developed and aged depending on the zone they are in. This is a deeper look into that journey from my previous book Tasting of Trees. On the cover is my baby picture. With my finger placed just so under my left eye trying to widen my view from birth. I always wanted people to see the world through my eyes and this book gives voice to that. It's stripped to a negative as it hints to the inside view reader's will get of my poetically charged organized chaos. I have the courage now to share that side of me.