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ASLE Spotlight

The Nature of Our Times is featured in the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)’s Member Bookshelf this month! Since 1992, ASLE has fostered and advanced intellectual…

Antonio López Named 2026 Laureate Fellow

Congratulations to Antonio De Jesús López, San Mateo County Poet Laureate, on being named one of 22 poets laureate nationwide to receive a 2026 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship!…

Voices from The Nature of Our Times

Congratulations to The Nature Record authors on presenting their draft of the nature assessment to the National Academies! To celebrate this milestone, The Nature of Our Times contributors have recorded…

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In Focus

The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders

A companion to the first national assessment
 of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife

The Nature of Our Times is a shared initiative, bringing together the joint efforts of Paloma Press, Poets for Science, The Nature Record, and Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University.

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In Focus

Dear Human: A collaboration with Poets for Science/Wick Poetry Center

This project supports the anthology, Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States, a companion to the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5).

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