Events: The Nature of Our Times in April
In-person | Sat | April 4 | 11am-1pm EDT Youth and families are invited to explore the exhibit through guided reflection and discovery. Participants will engage in a creative response session led by Lake Erie Ink teaching artists, using poetry, visual storytelling, and short reflections to respond to the exhibit’s themes. The program concludes with…
The Nature Record
The Nature Record, the first national assessment of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife, and for which The Nature of Our Times serves as a companion resource, is now open for comment! This guide shows how anyone can engage with The Nature Record and offer feedback that strengthens the final report. Read anthology co-editor Aileen Cassinetto’s…
ICYMI: Recordings
Emily Knight and the Blue Convergence Fund host William Allen, Lucille Lang Day, Rachel Dillon, Jaleel Shujath, David Hassler, and Luisa A. Igloria Kelly DuMar and the Journal of Expressive Writing host Chris Baral, Joseph Bocchicchio, Therese Gleason, Luisa A. Igloria, Karina Lutz, Ed Meek, Carla Schwartz Erin L. McCoy hosts Philip Metres, John Dos…
Foreword Book of the Year Finalists
We are thrilled to share that The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders is a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards! From Foreword INDIES: “Finalist titles now move to the next stage of evaluation. Teams of librarians and booksellers will review the entries…
CLMP’s Women’s History Month Reading List
We’re grateful to the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses for featuring our books in their Women’s History Month reading list. The selection highlights: Wanna Peek Into My Notebook? Notes on Pinay Liminality, essays by Barbara Jane Reyes Marcelina: A meditation on the murder of Cecilia “Celing” Navarro, an epic poem by Jean Vengua Thank…
Events: The Nature of Our Times in February & March
In-person | Wed | Feb 25 | 7pm PST Kresge’s Writers House Reading Series presents a reading in celebration of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders featuring Aileen Cassinetto, Lucian Mattison, Laurel Maxwell, and Maya Zeff, organized by Daniel Pearce in collaboration with Santa Cruz County…
The Nature of Our Times Spotlight: Vashon Island & Seattle
From “A night of poetry celebrates ‘The Nature of Our Times’” by Elizabeth Shepherd (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, 20 January 2026): A standing-room audience filled the [Vashon] Land Trust Building last week for a spirited local launch of The Nature of Our Times, a new poetry anthology reflecting on America’s lands, waters and wildlife. Phil Levin,…
Pledge: The Nature of Our Times
How might you pledge allegiance to the land? How might you pledge allegiance to the broader scientific community, or to the rigor and methods that underlie this work? Share your voice in “Pledge: The Nature of Our Times” and join our growing collective. Other ways to take part in shaping the land together: The Nature…
The Nature of Our Times Spotlight: Poetry as the Art of Activism
Our sincere thanks to Tom Montgomery Fate for his insightful review of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS ON AMERICA’S LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, and to Elizabeth Jacobson, Reviews Editor at Terrain for her support. An excerpt follows: What readers will find is that this “joyful resistance” springs from the poets’ radical attentiveness to the world…
Events: The Nature of Our Times in January
In-person | Tues | Jan 13 | 5pm PST10014 Southwest Bank Rd., Vashon, WA A Reading & Celebration hosted by the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust featuring Ching-In Chen, David Hassler, Catherine Johnson, Phil Levin, Sandra Noel, Margaret Roncone, Mary G. L. Shackelford, Derek Sheffield, Ann Spiers, and Lara Volski. In-person | Wed | Jan 14 |…
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