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In "Draw Me After," MacArthur "genius" poet Peter Cole communes with Kabbalah, the "Song of Songs" and the Hebrew alphabet.
Books Reimagining nature poetry Benjamin Garcia’s ‘Thrown in the Throat’ uses plants and landscapes to think past oppressive structures.
Pico (IRL) centers his second book-length poem on the trap of conforming to identity stereotypes as he ponders his reluctance to write about nature as a Native American. This is “fodder for the ...
Poet David Crews draws a lot of inspiration from hiking the High Peaks. He shares a poem to celebrate nature, the environment and winter on this Winter Solstice!
Madison McCrae, 7, is coming to understand what it means to be a patriot after writing a poem along with making a drawing inspired by her grandfather’s service in Vietnam.
When the poet Tommy Pico writes "Nature is kind of over my head," it seems almost like a joke at first. Humor is indeed everywhere in his second book, Nature Poem ("mittens are dumb af," "What ...
Pen a poem about nature and you could win some fantastic prizes, says Emily Kench of the RSPB.
Slate Poetry Editor Robert Pinsky will be joining in discussion of Walter Raleigh's "Nature, That Washed Her Hands in Milk" this week. Post your questions and comments on the work, and he'll ...