The Abundance by Annie Dillard — a poetic book summary by grace allerdice

“There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment.” — Annie Dillard

Seeing, making + trusting the world. These are 3 themes that stood out to me the most while reading Annie Dillard’s essay collection, The Abundance. I will walk you through my summary of some of the most compelling quotes, ideas and prompts from this stunning compilation.


we discuss

  • the structure of the Abundance by Annie Dillard

  • Theme #1 — Seeing, sensing or paying attention to the world

  • Theme #2 — Embodying that attention by creating

  • Theme #3 — the World is beautiful… trust the world

NOTE : for the first theme I discuss “seeing” a lot, and the kind of “seeing” i’m talking about is more of an awareness, attention, and a presence. This kind of “seeing” is not dependent on actual, physical sight.

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