A collection of environmental paintings and poems taken from the River of Words (ROW) annual poetry and art contest for students K-12. ROW was co-founded in 1995 by Robert Hass, former U.S. Poet Laureate, and writer Pamela Michael to promote literacy, the arts, and environmental awareness. The artwork and poetry is focused on water and the book presents them in their natural order; from poems and paintings on rain as the source of water, to those on rivers, creeks, lakes, wetlands and finally, oceans.