Olivia Sprinkel is a sustainability strategy and communications consultant. She is half-Finnish, half-American. She has worked in both London and New York, and now lives in East Sussex, UK. Her poetry has been published in a variety of anthologies. Her narrative non-fiction debut, To Hear the Trees Speak, was published by Bedford Square Publishing in 2025.

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'A poetically-written testimony of our own deep relationship with the natural world, and of nature’s own resilience.' - Ben Goldsmith

'A charming meditation on nature and what we can learn from its ancient truths. Olivia Sprinkel's book is poetic and profound.' - Sara Wheeler

'A book at turns poetic, philosophical, pedagogical, and personal, it’s a deeply fulfilling read of one woman’s search for meaning, and how learning to listen to trees turns out to be both much simpler, and much harder, than she expects.' - Jody Day