These are poems of queer ecology–poetry that “exults in the grit and texture of the natural world, in the unassuming and overlooked wonders beneath our feet and beyond our doors–in lichen and snow, in martens and mushrooms.” In reckoning with a mother’s aging, a breakup, or grief and disorientation in the face of the climate crisis, these poems seek a spiritual meaning in ecological belonging. Central to the collection is a series of poems exploring science, ceremony, and personal encounters with fungi. Fungi and lichen blur what we consider biological, what we think of as an individual, and how we understand death, and these poems reflect this complexity through imagery, juxtaposition, leaps of imagination, and sonic spells.
Author: Anne Haven McDonnell
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wheelbarrow Books
Published: 02/01/2026
Series: Wheelbarrow Books
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781611865639
Language: English
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