Poetry. THE HUMMINGBIRD'S TONGUE takes the reader on a journey into the realm of the senses—to the tickle of a tree frog landing serendipitously in the palm, the tang of rosehips on the tongue, or the iridescent flicker of a dragonfly's wings. In these finely detailed poems, Graham has transformed her understanding of the complexities of biological processes into love songs for the earth—for plants and animals, rivers and mountains, light and stones. A minimalist aesthetic combines with scientific accuracy to bring the reader into sensuous contact with the natural world.