…As we celebrate the rollout of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, let this inspiring collection be a reminder that there is nothing beyond our capacity if we work together.
Sincerely,
Joe Biden
Thrilled for this recognition from President Joe Biden of Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States, co-edited by Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows Luisa A. Igloria and Aileen Cassinetto & Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) Chapter Lead Jeremy S. Hoffman! The anthology was created out of the need to tell our human stories alongside climate science, and is offered as a companion to NCA5.
The Dear Human anthology forged partnerships with over 30 public and private organizations, including Poets for Science and Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University which developed the interactive Dear Human microsite to help “foster creativity, innovation, and discovery,” the American Geophysical Union (AGU) which produced the Dear Human Earth Day video to explore our “profound connection to the Earth and the responsibility we bear as stewards of its delicate ecosystems,” and UC Berkeley which hosted the “Dear Human at Future’s Edge: Science, Creativity and Climate Futures” conference focused on the intersection of climate science, art and ecopoetry.
