You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

A collection of poems by fifty contemporary writers, edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, explores our relationship to the natural world and challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry." The poems offer an intimate model of how we relate to the world around us and a diverse range of voices from across the United States.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2024
Publisher: Milkweed Editions

National Bestseller


"Whoever you are, you will find yourself and your own world in the expansiveness of this collection." - Margaret Renkl, New York Times


"A lovely book to take with you to read at the end of your next hike." - Los Angeles Times


Published in association with the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, a singular collection of poems reflecting on our relationship to the natural world by fifty of our most celebrated contemporary writers.


In recent years, our poetic landscape has evolved in profound and exciting ways. So has our planet. Edited and introduced by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, this book challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing.


You Are Her e features fifty previously unpublished poems from some of the nations most accomplished poets, including Joy Harjo, Diane Seuss, Rigoberto González, Jericho Brown, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paul Tran, and more. Each poem engages with its authors local landscape—be it the breathtaking variety of flora in a national park, or a lone tree flowering persistently by a bus stop—offering an intimate model of how we relate to the world around us and a beautifully diverse range of voices from across the United States.


Joyful and provocative, wondrous and urgent, this singular collection of poems offers a lyrical reimagining of what "nature" and "poetry" are today, inviting readers to experience both anew.

Weight: 382g
Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781571315687