At Liriodendress Press, plants write books.
Enjoy an excerpt from
The Story of the First Tulip Poplar Tree:
"On The Day Everything Changed, a warbler sang its morning song. It looked to the East. It faced the sun.
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Utlun’ta was weary. Her heart was heavy. Her heart was a burden she could not carry. She placed Sits With Trees beneath Mother Maple’s rubied leaves. She watched Sits With Trees listen to Mother Maple’s forest stories.
Sits With Trees was loved. Sits With Trees was safe. Utlun’ta’s heart winced in pain. She turned away. She shouldered her bow. She stepped into the forest and began to walk alone."
~ a portion from The Story of the First Tulip Poplar Tree
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Available March 2026!
The Story of the First Tulip Poplar Tree came to me as I sat beneath the branches of the Tulip Poplar tree and listened to the song of the Chickadee. The bird and the tree led me to the story of Utlun’ta or Spearfinger, a mountain ogress who was feared and destroyed by the Cherokee. The story of Utlun'ta and the Tulip Poplar tree are intertwined.
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The Story of the First Tulip Poplar Tree is a story of the heart, and stories of the heart are best told through song. The written story of the first Tulip Poplar tree will be accompanied by original songs that add to the richness of its telling.
Enjoy listening to one of the original songs that accompany
Tulip Poplar's origin story.
Click here to listen to more songs from
The Story of the First Tulip Poplar Tree.
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