Patricia Clark: Poet Of Place & Nature
Grand Rapids, Michigan poet laureate Patricia Clark addresses issues of place and nature in her wide ranging work…
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Going Deep With Poet John Stanizzi: Visiting A Pond As It Fluctuates
Poet John Stanizzi explores his visits to, and observations of, a pond as it fluctuates over all 365 days of a single year in his book POND.
Mississippi Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil Branches Out
Mississippi-based Aimee Nezhukumatathil uses poetry to focus our attention on the beauty of nature and the importance of conservation.
Policy Guru Gus Speth Uses Poetry to Voice Climate Concerns
Gus Speth, founder of the World Resources Institute and a long-time environmental policy guru, has now turned to poetry…
Alan Britt’s Paradoxical Perspective On Gardens, Birds, Cats & Dogs
Poet Alan Britt lends his paradoxical and metaphysical poetic perspective to subjects like gardens, birds, cats and dogs.
Jane Hirshfield: Fighting for Science and Climate in Poetry
The poems of Jane Hirshfield have long combined engagement with nature, science, and a concern for social justice.
Born With Song: Wang Ping Spreads Art, Poetry & Kinship From The Mississippi To The Yangtze
Born with Song: Wang Ping Spreads Art, Poetry, and Kinship from the Mississippi to the Yangtze.
Ann Fisher-Wirth Enchants With Environmental Studies In Verse
Between teaching environmental studies and yoga, Ann Fisher-Wirth finds time to write some of the most compelling modern environmental poetry around.
Maria Melendez Kelson: Inspired By Wildness, Connections To Nature
A wildlife biology major in college, poet Maria Melendez Kelson continues to be inspired by wildness in human nature & human connections to wild nature.
Naomi Thiers: Poeticizing Humans’ Connection to the Land
Naomi Thiers is author of Only The Raw Hands Are Heaven, She Was a Cathedral and In Yolo County.