Earth-cool, and Dirty is a timely debut collection by Jacob Lee Bachinger, full of wisdom, and beautiful reflections on the state of humanity. It is a call to pay careful attention to the earth, to nurture it in the same way we attend to the people we love. In âMy Son Asleep, Age 4,â he observes: âWhat no one told me,/what Iâve had to learn for myself:/to love this much is painful."