Beautifully Mundane


We live in a world filled with invisible lines of connection to that which is sacred. We hold the potential to cultivate this connection and awareness in all areas of life, including the daily mundane.

In a time when we are sold the idea that life should be a series of blissed-out instagram-worthy moments, Beautifully Mundane is the opposite.

In brief poetic bursts, Alison E. Berman captures moments of subtle beauty while living in South America over the course of a year. Each poems helps the reader dial into a snapshot of present life, open space for its simple beauty to shine through, and experience poetry as a pathway to the present moment.

Beautifully Mundane hits #1 new release in South America travel section on Amazon within one week of launching the book.

Beautifully Mundane hits #1 new release in South America travel section on Amazon within one week of launching the book.

The divine is not on the coast of Big Sur. The divine is not on the retreat. The divine is not in the one-off. The divine is in the here and now, the day-to-day, the simplicity. If we want the divine, the confidence, the authenticity, then we must be the generators of that energy, now.
— Alison E. Berman

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About the Author

Alison E. Berman is a climate communications professional and technology journalist living in San Francisco, CA. Beautifully Mundane is her first book. She received her B.A. in Economics and Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In California, she draws inspiration from the Bay Area's diverse landscapes and more recently in the deserts of Southern California. Alison uses nature writing as a lens for promoting mindful living and climate action with the goal to inspire others to slow down and look at the world around.