Cassinetto, Hassler & Igloria (eds.): The Nature of Our Times

Paloma Press, paperback

Edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto and David Hassler

Publication Date: September 18, 2025

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The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America's Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders

A Poets for Science anthology and companion to the first national assessment of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife

Edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler; Foreword by Phillip Levin

WINNER, 2026 AMERICAN LEGACY BOOK AWARDS

Originally envisioned as a companion to the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment (NNA1) and now to the work of United By Nature, this anthology features 210 voices from the arts, ecology, academia, and Indigenous communities nationwide giving witness to how nature shapes our lives and how we can shape the future.

The Nature of Our Times is a shared initiative, bringing together the joint efforts of Paloma Press, Poets for Science, United By Nature, and Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, and is made possible with grant support from the Ohio Arts Council, the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture and its Arts Commission, and the Woodward Foundation. This anthology serves as a companion to the first national assessment of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife.