Naming Who’s Related in the Garden: A Review of SOIL by Camille Dungy [book review]

Soil offers an innovative collection of lyric essays, poems, visual media, and maps that emphasizes the interdependence of the human and greater-than-human world. Soil questions the history of US environmental writing, and helps shift paradigms for white writers like me.

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Reclaiming Power by Making Art with Poetry: Interview with writer Heather Caliri

Writer Heather Caliri reflects on how illustrating poetry not only helps her neurodivergent mind, but also helps her heal in response to abuse.

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In Search of the Ineffable: A Review of THE TREES WITNESS EVERYTHING, by Victoria Chang [book review]

Check out my recent book review for "The Trees Witness Everything" by Victoria Chang, whose poetry offers a thrilling pursuit of what cannot be described.

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Perichoresis: Divine Choreography [poem, and “scattershot” form commentary]

Check out my poem "Perichoresis: Divine Choreography," including commentary on the word "perichoresis," and the form I use in this poem, which I'm calling "scattershot."

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