Author
K. Lauren de Boer
His Story
K. Lauren de Boer is an author, poet, and composer with a special interest in landscape and the human imagination. As Executive Editor of EarthLight magazine in the 1990s and 2000s, he played a pioneering role in fostering dialogue on the interconnected themes of ecology, spirituality, and cosmology. He served as visiting professor in ecology, cosmology, and integrative learning for the Institute for Educational Studies for over 20 years.
Lauren’s essays, articles, and poetry on Earth, creativity, and spirit have appeared in a number of magazines and book anthologies. He has a published a Pocket Guide to Northern California Oaks, a collection of 95 poems, Where It Comes From, and has a collection forthcoming in 2025, Feather Wonder, based his love affair with birds. Some of his writing and piano compositions reside at terravitabooks.net (TerraVita Media) and his music videos can be found at his YouTube channel (see below).
He currently lives in the Viera Creek watershed of the Shasta Bioregion, Turtle Island, California.
Poetry
Where It Comes From is a collection of 95 inspiring poems by K. Lauren de Boer, the former editor of EarthLight, a magazine of ecology, cosmology, and spirituality. The poems range from the sublime to the earthy, from the contemplative to the playful. A common thread runs through them all-a celebration of the natural world and the human spirit as an integral reality. This is a collection to be treasured, savored, and shared for years to come.