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🌿📚 The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and a farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. https://humansandnature.org
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🌿 Happy to be included in the Living Earth Community, a project of @religion-ecology.bsky.social. As shared on their site: “The world speaks—to itself and to us—in a multitude of voices, each representing a unique way of being and knowing.” Learn more: livingearthcommunity.com
White text against a green and dark brown background of leaves says, “’We dwell within an intricate and evolving community of planetary life. The world speaks—to itself and to us—in a multitude of voices, each representing a unique way of being and knowing. Many of these voices are organic, such as birds, mushrooms, and trees. Others are elemental bodies like rivers and mountains. Yet each is an integral member of the whole. Since our species emerged in evolutionary history, we have practiced diverse traditions—spiritual, philosophical, and scientific—to understand the intricate dimensions of Earth’s interdependence. This website is a gathering place for such wisdom.’ — Living Earth Community, a project of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. Explore at livingearthcommunity.com” White text against a green and dark brown background of leaves says, “‘Humanity is part of a vast evolving universe. Earth, our home, is alive with a unique community of life. The forces of nature make existence a demanding and uncertain adventure, but Earth has provided the conditions essential to life’s evolution. The resilience of the community of life and the well-being of humanity depend upon preserving a healthy biosphere with all its ecological systems, a rich variety of plants and animals, fertile soils, pure waters, and clean air. The global environment with its finite resources is a common concern of all peoples. The protection of Earth’s vitality, diversity, and beauty is a sacred trust.’ — The Earth Charter, Preamble”
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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“I’m hoping that people take away the invitation. The invitation into nature, into this great family.” —Lydia Cheshewalla

Lydia’s beautiful art, including ephemeral works created while on residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, is now on view at Brushwood: brushwoodcenter.org/plan-a-visit...
A display of ephemeral art created on the land at the Center for Humans & Nature.
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Lydia Cheshewalla was recently in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making work that will be exhibited at Brushwood Center in Riverwoods IL. Join us Sept 7 for an Opening Reception & Artist Talk for Cheshewalla’s ephemeral, site-specific installation: brushwoodcenter.org/event/openin...
A portrait of a person outside with text overlaid that says, "Lydia Cheshewalla is an Osage ephemeral artist from Oklahoma, living and working in motion throughout the Great Plains ecoregion. Through the creation of site-specific land art and ephemeral installations grounded in Indigenous land stewardship practices and kinship pedagogies, Lydia engages in multivocal conversations about place and relationship. humansandnature.org/lydia-cheshewalla" A photo of a person standing in a field. There are two Sandhill Cranes in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "By working within a framework of change and collaborating with beyond-human kin, she rejects capitalist reliance on scarcity, immortality, preciousness, and waste production in the creation of value and remains responsive (responsible) to the realities of shifting ecologies in an age of climate crisis." A photo of a person standing in front of a table on which there is artwork-in-progress laid out on a cloth. There are drying racks in the background. Text overlaid on the image says, "This month, Lydia was in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making artwork that will soon be exhibited at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Illinois." A person walks in a field while taking a photo of two Sandhill Cranes that are walking nearby. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "Lydia’s practice is built on an ethos that views all beings as sacred, with their own agency, and with a right to complete their cycle of life and death. She works mainly with naturally shed material and seeds that are ready for collecting. At the end of installations, each being is returned to its original place in nature where it was gathered, closing the circle of creation."
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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To the poets, writers, & artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you for considering what seeds we are all planting for the future. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, & care each submission represents. We’ll update here as we finalize reviews. 🌱
Text overlaid against an image of blue sky and colorful wildflowers says, "To the poets, writers, and artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you! We are thrilled with your enthusiasm: We received a record-breaking number of submissions. Given our multi-step review process and our small editorial team, we are unable to provide a firm date for responses. However, we will provide an update on social media one month before decisions are complete, and all submitters will receive notice via Submittable one month after our social media update. Please stay tuned on our social media channels (@humansandnature) and via our newsletter at humansandnature.org/newsletter We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future."
August 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Through 11:59pm CDT tonight, Tuesday, July 15th, we’re welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
July 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Submissions are open through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
July 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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🌿 Submissions are now open 🌿 For our open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds. Submit your essays, poetry, & artwork through July 15th at 11:59 pm CDT: humansandnature.org/submission-g... #opencall #seeds #callforsubmissions
White text on a background photo of wild grasses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of a pen and a curved line accompany the text.
June 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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✨ Opening Tuesday ✨ For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. Open June 24th 9am CDT to July 15th 11:59pm CDT. Contributors receive a $500 honorarium upon publication. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text against a blurred photo background of peach-colored clouds at sunset and green grasses blowing in the wind says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Submissions welcome from June 24th at 9am CDT through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria will be given for published work. We welcome your writings and artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines.” There are small illustrations of seeds and a blooming plant accompanying the text.
June 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions will be open June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text overlaid on a pink-hued background of sunlight and wild plants says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open from June 24 at 9am CDT through July 15 at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a pink-hued background of sunlight and wild plants says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. We welcome your writings & artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Humans & Nature Press amplifies voices critical to our collective future, providing print and digital platforms connecting readers with stories and ideas. Humans & Nature Press Digital publishes creative work that explores and promotes human responsibilities in relation to the whole community of life. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines”
June 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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✍️ Join us with Writing the Wild for an evening of reading, writing, & conversation.

Thurs 5/29. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📚 Read about Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals @gavinvh.bsky.social @nicktriolo.bsky.social @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social @ebradfield.bsky.social
Eight portraits are arranged in circles against a background of a tree round and green leaves. Text overlaid on the image says, "An Elemental Life. An evening of reading, writing, and conversation. 6pm CT 5/29 Free Virtual. J. Drew Lanham. Krissy Kludt. Gavin Van Horn. Elizabeth Bradfield. Felicia Zamora. Geffrey Davis. Heather Swan. Nicholas Triolo." Logos for the Center for Humans & nature and Writing the Wild appear on the image.
May 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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🌿 Join us with Writing the Wild for an evening of reading, writing, & conversation next Thurs, 5/29.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Read about Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals

@gavinvh.bsky.social @nicktriolo.bsky.social @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social @ebradfield.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions will be open June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open June 24 through July 15. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. We welcome your writings & artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Humans & Nature Press amplifies voices critical to our collective future, providing print and digital platforms connecting readers with stories and ideas. Humans & Nature Press Digital publishes creative work that explores and promotes human responsibilities in relation to the whole community of life. humansandnature.org”
May 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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📚 Elementals book club returns on 5/21 with Vol. 5, An Elemental Life. If the elements are kin to one other, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements?

Book club is hosted online by @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social. Register here: ptreyesbooks.com/event/2025-0... @gavinvh.bsky.social
White text over a photo of a trail through a wooded, sunlight area says, "Elementals Book Club Vol. 5., An Elemental Life. If the elements are kin to one other, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements? Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. May 21st, 2025. 6pm-7:30pm Pacific. 8-9:30pm Central. RSVP at ptreyesbooks.com/events/calendar" A design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made out of small nature imagery is paired with the text along with a logo that says "Humans & Nature press."
May 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🎧 Weekend listening: An Elementals special series from The Becoming Nature #podcast with host Carina Lyall.

Out now— Episode 1: Fire 🔥 feat. Rina Garcia Chua & @ekostories.bsky.social and Episode 2: Water 🌊 feat. Hannah Close & Lyanda Fern Lynn Haupt.

Listen: www.carinalyall.com/en/en-becomi... 🎙️
Text above an image of water says, "Elementals Special; Ep 2 Water. Carina Lyall. April 8, 2025"
April 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions will be open June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text overlaid on a background of gold and green colors reminiscent of plants and sunlight says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open June 24 through July 15. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. Learn more at the link. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines”
April 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Elementals book club returns on April 16! 🔥

📙 Vol. 4, Fire asks what the many manifestations of fire might be imparting to us now, & how fire may be beckoning us to keep & tend to our elemental relations with care.

ptreyesbooks.com/event/2025-0...

@gavinvh.bsky.social @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
White text over a photo of a campfire burning along a shore says, “Elementals Book Club Vol. 4. Fire. Humans & Nature Press. What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, & Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world? Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. April 16th, 2025. 6pm-7:30pm Pacific. 8-9:30pm Central. RSVP at ptreyesbooks.com/events/ calendar" A design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made out of small, fire-related nature imagery is paired with the text.
April 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Delighted to share that internationally award-winning research scientist @monicagagliano.bsky.social has joined the Center for Humans & Nature as a Center Fellow. Dr. Gagliano has authored Thus Spoke the Plant (2018), The Mind of Plants (2021), & more. Read more: humansandnature.org/monica-gagliano
A portrait of a person sitting outside among plants. She is smiling gently and resting her chin on her hand. Text on the photo says, "Dr. Monica Gagliano. Center Fellow, Center for Humans & Nature. Monica Gagliano, PhD is an internationally award-winning research scientist. Currently, she is a Research Associate Professor (Adjunct) in evolutionary ecology in Australia, a 2025 Scholar-in-residence at Harvard Divinity School, and member of the More Than Human Life Project (MOTH). A free-roaming explorer, she is bridging Western and Indigenous Science to develop innovative approaches to planetary challenges." There is a logo above the text that says, "Center for Humans & Nature" paired with a braided knot. An illustration of roots appears on the top right-hand side of the image, next to text that says, "Photo by Alexander Boëthius." An illustration of a pea plant is on the bottom right-hand side of the image.
March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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📘 What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world?

Join us online to explore this question when Elementals book club returns Weds, March 19th. 🌊

RSVP: ptreyesbooks.com/event/2025-0...

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A wave and blue sky overlaid with a circular design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made of small nature imagery including water, fish, corals, and more. There is also text overlaid on the image that reads: "Elementals, Book Club, Vol. 3, Water. Hear from editors & contributors to Vol. 3, Water of Elementals, the newest five-volume book series from Humans & Nature Press. Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. March 19th, 2025. 6pm-7pm Pacific. 9pm-10pm Eastern. RSVP at the link in our bio and at ptreyesbooks.com/events/calendar"
March 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Join Executive Editor of Humans & Nature Press Books @gavinvh.bsky.social & John Hausdoerffer for their talk, "Elemental Joys of Kinship" at the PhotoVogue Festival in Milan on Sat, March 8 from 2:30-3pm. Details: www.vogue.com/article/all-... And: www.vogue.com/article/phot... #kinship #photovogue
A series of four images assembled in a rectangle including, clockwise from top left, the book cover of Vol. 01, Planet, of the five-volume book series, Kinship; a portrait of John Hausdoerffer; an illustration of the Kinship book series; and a portrait of Gavin Van Horn. Text overlaid on the image says, “Join as at the PhotoVogue Festival. For Elemental Joys of Kinship with John Hausdoerffer & Gavin Van Horn. March 8, 2025. 2:30-3pm at BASE Milano. vogue.com/photovogue/festival”
March 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions: June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Submission guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text against a green background with shadows from plant leaves says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open June 24 through July 15. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. Learn more at the link. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines”
February 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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📚 Join us Feb 19th to hear from contributors to Vol. 2, Air of our 5-volume book series, Elementals.

What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, & Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world?

ptreyesbooks.com/event/2025-0... @daeganmiller.bsky.social @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
A dark background with a large circular design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made of small nature imagery including birds, fish, clouds, plants, and insects has white text over it that reads: “Elementals, Book Club, Vol. 2, Air. Hear from editors & contributors to Vol. 2, Air of Elementals, the newest five-volume book series from Humans & Nature Press. Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. February 19th, 2025. 6pm-7pm Pacific. 9pm-10pm Eastern. RSVP at the link in our bio and at ptreyesbooks.com/events/calendar”
February 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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📚 Elementals asks: What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world? In this second five-volume book series from Humans & Nature Press, over 90 contributors explore the forces that shape our everyday worlds: humansandnature.org/elementals
A five volume set of books outside against a colorful autumn leaf background. The book spines say, “i. earth,” “ii. air,” “iii. water,” “iv. fire,” and “v. an elemental life.” Each spine also says “elementals.” There are illustrations of a turkey tail mushroom mushroom, a cloud, a sea star, a firefly, and footprints on the back of the set of books. Text overlaid on the image says, “Elementals. With over 90 contributors, Elementals aks: What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world?” There are also two quotes. The first quote is attributed to Charlie Hailey, author of The Porch: “Elementals is a grove of trees where I want to camp in its aquamarine light, on its loamy floor.” The second quote is attributed to Cara Benson, author of An Armsfull of Birds, an upcoming memoir: “How lucky we are to have the Elementals to show us a way forward.” Text on the bottom right-hand side says, “humansandnature.org/elementals”
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM