Once Upon a High Lonesome out now in Oxford American magazine
My most recent essay, Once Upon a High Lonesome, is [...]
“Bodies of Knowledge” out now in Orion magazine
My feature “Bodies of Knowledge” opens this issue of Orion magazine, about the mystery of nature/the nature of mystery. Amitav Ghosh, Lacy Johnson, & Tommy Orange also
Remembering Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez died on Christmas. At The Georgia Review, I [...]
The World is Made at Rest
You may not hear much from me for the rest [...]
Readings from A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia
Recently I contributed a poem to the beautiful book A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia edited by Rose McLarney and Laura-Gray Street.
The Best American Science & Nature Writing
It’s out! Thank you to this year’s The Best American Science and Nature Writing editor Sy Montgomery for selecting “The Fading Stars: A Constellation” for the anthology.
Remembering W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin, my favorite living poet, beloved to so many [...]
“The Fading Stars” selected for the next Best American Science & Nature Writing anthology
I’m happy to share that my essay “The Fading Stars: [...]
“Deep in Time” reprinted in The Utne Reader
Happy to say that The Utne Reader picked up “Deep [...]
The Unbearable Lightness of Being My Father
For so many of us, Father’s Day leads to that [...]