On place, the climate crisis, interconnection, and the terrains that raised us
Warmly, The Wild is a love letter to nature, from nature. Written over the course of many years spent outside across North America, the collection reflects on humankind’s ideas about wildness, sense of place, and relationship with the climate crisis. Centered on interconnection, the poems conjure up visions of parking lot trees harboring just as much “nature” as protected National Parks, hickory tree history along the Roanoke River, Salish Sea summers losing their distinctive cool air, mountaintop removal in Appalachia, Red Winged Blackbird calls, forests welcoming grief, pink skies above burning Canadian coastlines, magenta-stained fingers picking blackberries, ancient seas in Utahn canyons, bonfires as an ancestral ritual, and breathing pavement in New York City. The poetry delves into the terrains that raised us and the way that a sense of place defines who we end up becoming. Warmly, The Wild, at its core, is a meditation on the tether between humankind and nature, which, in the end, are the same.
Warmly, The Wild from Finishing Line Press is out now! You can purchase your hardcover or paperback copy at Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, and many other major outlets around the world. I’m also proud to announce that Indie bookstores everywhere are also stocking my book, from Powell’s in Portland to Hatchard’s in London to Book Soup in West Hollywood.
Filled with original landscape paintings done by me (including the cover) and organized by season to align with the Wheel of the Year, “Warmly, The Wild” is for anyone who wants to feel closer to nature and, by consequence, themselves.
“This poetry feels like watching a sunset on a perfect day, ethereal and timeless. Emily captured how wonderful nature truly is.”
–Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, TIME100 NEXT member, founder of Intersectional Environmentalist
“Evocative, lush, and earnest, Warmly, The Wild is a beautiful ode to nature and what makes our lives worth living.”
–Juhea Kim, internationally bestselling author of Beasts Of A Little Land, City Of Night Birds, and A Love Story from the End of the World; Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist; Yasnaya Polyana Award winner
“Warmly, the Wild will forever find a home on my shelf of nature-based poetry, for this is my love, what I turn to in quiet afternoons: perfectly rendered words that speak to the vibrant joys of the natural world, give voice to the sorrows, remind us to notice and give thanks. I, too, crave The Wild, and this gorgeous collection offers just that.”
–Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction, Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the WILLA, the High Plains Book Award; director of the MFA in Nature Writing at WCU; playwright of Dirt: A Terra Nova Expedition; author of Playing With (Wild) Fire, The Blue Hour, Red Lightning, and others
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