World of wonders in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments

"From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"--

Main Author: Nezhukumatathil, Aimee (Author)
Other Authors: Nakamura, Fumi Mini (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2020.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"--
Physical Description: 165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN: 9781571313652
1571313656
Author Notes: Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of four collections of poems, including, most recently, Oceanic , winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award. Other awards for her writing include fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Mississippi Arts Council, and MacDowell. Her writing appears in Poetry , the New York Times Magazine , ESPN , and Tin House . She serves as poetry faculty for the Writing Workshops in Greece and is professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi's MFA program.