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World of wonders : in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments / Aimee Nezhukumatathil ; with illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura.
"From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1571313656
- ISBN: 9781571313652
- ISBN: 9781571311931
- ISBN: 1571311939
- Physical Description: 165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, [2020]
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Catalpa tree -- Firefly -- Peacock -- Comb jelly -- Touch-me-nots -- Cactus Wren -- Narwhal -- Axolotl -- Dancing frog -- Vampire squid -- Monsoon -- Corpse flower -- Bonnet macaque -- Calendars Poetica -- Whale shark -- Potoo -- Cara Cara orange -- Octopus -- Grey cockatiel -- Dragon fruit -- Flamingo -- Ribbon eel -- Questions while searching for birds with my half-white sons, aged six and nine, National Audubon Bird Count Day, Oxford, MS -- Superb Bird of Paradise -- Red-spotted newt -- Southern Cassowary -- Monarch butterfly -- Firefly (redux). |
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| Subject: | Animals > Anecdotes. Animals. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes. Anecdotes. Anecdotes. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 590 NEZ (Text) | 000158972 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
World of Wonders : In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
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Author Notes
World of Wonders : In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of four collections of poems, including, most recently, Oceanic , winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award. Other awards for her writing include fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Mississippi Arts Council, and MacDowell. Her writing appears in Poetry , the New York Times Magazine , ESPN , and Tin House . She serves as poetry faculty for the Writing Workshops in Greece and is professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi's MFA program.
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