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Three Poems by Amy Miller - Terrain.org Three gorgeous poems by Amy Miller, with audio, kick off the Terrain.org 16th Annual Contest in Poetry finalists.

Three gorgeous poems by Amy Miller, with audio, kick off the Terrain.org 16th Annual Contest in Poetry finalists.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/amy-miller-2/

#poems #poetry #poet #trees #insects #birds #night #sky #spiders

19.02.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Piece of Work - Terrain.org Alan Sincicโ€™s delightful story โ€œA Piece of Workโ€ is a semifinalist in the Terrain.org 16th Annual Contest in Fiction, and not to be missed.

Alan Sincic's delightful story "A Piece of Work" is a semifinalist in the Terrain.org 16th Annual Contest in Fiction, and not to be missed.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/fiction/a-piece-of-work/

#story #fiction #shortstory #dogs

18.02.2026 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why We Tell Stories - Terrain.org In โ€œWhy We Tell Stories,โ€ Rob Carney weaves prose and poetry in a beautiful new addition to his โ€œOld Roads, New Storiesโ€ column.

In "Why We Tell Stories," Rob Carney weaves prose and poetry in a beautiful new addition to his "Old Roads, New Stories" column.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/old-roads-new-stories/why-we-tell-stories/

#editorial #storytelling #stories #witches #neighbors #prose #poetry

17.02.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letter to America by Susan Cohen - Terrain.org In Susan Cohenโ€™s Letter to America prose poem โ€œMessenger from the Sea-Godโ€™s Palace,โ€ a โ€œDoomsdayโ€ fish washes up on a California beach.

In Susan Cohen's Letter to America prose poem "Messenger from the Sea-God's Palace," a Doomsday fish washes up on a California beach. What message does it bring?

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/letter-to-america-cohen/

#poem #lettertoamerica

16.02.2026 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lionesses - Terrain.org Singaporean writer Sabrina Lim Fangโ€™s โ€œLionessesโ€ is a beautiful story of family and food, childhood and being cherished, love and loss.

Singaporean writer Sabrina Lim Fang's "Lionesses" is a beautiful story of family and food, childhood and being cherished, love and loss. Don't miss this one.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/fiction/lionesses/

#story #fiction #family #lions #memory #loss

12.02.2026 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open Up the Silence: An Interview with Sarah Boon - Terrain.org Melissa S. Sevigny interviews Sarah Boon, author of Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist (University of Alberta Press, 2025).

Read my interview with @melissasevigny.bsky.social in @terrainorg.bsky.social - Melissa is such a great interviewer, she brought out things I hadn't even thought about. www.terrain.org/2026/intervi...

10.02.2026 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I really enjoyed interviewing Sarah Boon, author of MELTDOWN, about glaciers, #womeninstem, #mentalhealth. As she says, it's time to "open up the silence" about mental health in academia. Give it a read. @terrainorg.bsky.social @snowhydro.bsky.social

10.02.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An underwater photo of deep, blue water.

An underwater photo of deep, blue water.

"In the sinkhole
remains

a turtle. How democracy
dies. She crawls"

Contributor Stella Wong's poem "Letter to America" is published in @terrainorg.bsky.social. We know you'll love it ๐Ÿ’— buff.ly/Dq9DDUQ

10.02.2026 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letter to America by Vernita Hall Just Like Us a diss poem, after Kendrick Lamar ย  Itโ€™s a fantasy land the J6ers are shilling Itโ€™s a magical placeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Elvis is back in the building The wizard behind the curtain running the showโ€ฆ

โ€œItโ€™s a fantasy land the J6ers are shilling
Itโ€™s a magical place
Elvis is back in the buildingโ€ฆโ€

Vernita Hallโ€™s poem โ€œJust Like Usโ€ is published in @terrainorg.bsky.social & featured in our #BlackHistoryMonth reading list! Read it here: www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...

11.02.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reconciling Wonder and Work: A Reflection on The Place of Tides - Terrain.org Reconciling wonder and work: Jessica Gigot reviews James Rebanksโ€™s nonfiction book, The Place of Tides.

Reconciling wonder and work: Jessica Gigot reviews James Rebanks's nonfiction book, The Place of Tides.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/reviews-reads/the-place-of-tides/

#review #nonfiction #work #wonder #norway #ducks #islands #vegaarchipelago

11.02.2026 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking Out from the Inscape of the Self: An Interview with Elizabeth Bradfield - Terrain.org Looking Out from the Inscape of the Self: An interview with poet and naturalist Elizabeth Bradfield, by Elizabeth Jacobson.

New today in @terrainorg.bsky.social, an interview with the amazing ecopoet Elizabeth Bradfield. "If we truly open ourselves, a walk around the block at home can become a mystery." ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š www.terrain.org/2025/intervi...

09.12.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Lovely essay by @irisdunkle.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ

11.12.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"A breeze enters the field and thousands of grass tips scribble up and down as if they are signing their names on the wind. Their wild movement is a testament to how they are rooted. This triumph of allowance teaches me something I cannot fully grasp."

18.12.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œTheir wild movement is a testament to how they are rooted.โ€ Love this.

22.12.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letter to America by Dorothy Wall - Terrain.org โ€œAngels Iโ€™ve Knownโ€ is a lush Letter to America poem (with audio) by Dorothy Wall about Paradise Lost, book bans in Florida, and more.

"Angels I've Known" is a lush Letter to America poem (with audio) by Dorothy Wall about Paradise Lost, book bans in Florida, and more.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/letter-to-america-wall/

#poem #poetry #poet #politicalpoetry #bookbans #gardens #paradise

09.02.2026 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honored to be nominated for a Pushcart by @terrainorg.bsky.social for my story โ€œSea Minksโ€ www.terrain.org/2025/fiction...

29.12.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Four Poems by Wendy Videlock - Terrain.org Four wonderful, short new poems by Colorado's Western Slope Poet Laureate Wendy Videlock, with audio.

"Watching the moon her mood turned

from black to blue
to wholly new"

#TodaysPoem #poetry
Cherita by Wendy Videlock (2023 @terrainorg.bsky.social) www.terrain.org/2023/poetry/...

05.01.2026 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lisbeth White has an incredible poem โ€œWhat do we tell the water now?โ€ up at @terrainorg.bsky.social in their โ€œLetter to Americaโ€ series. Hereโ€™s an excerpt, and you can read the whole at: www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/.... ๐ŸŒŠ @earthmaven.bsky.social

06.01.2026 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a gorgeous essay.

08.01.2026 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two Poems by Chase Twichell - Terrain.org Two stellar if not lamenting poems by Chase Twichell, with audio: "The Mind-Body Problem" and "The World It Was."

"At seventeen, I married thunder
and wind and snow. I took vows."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
The World It Was by Chase Twichell (2025 @terrainorg.bsky.social) www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/...

12.01.2026 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Nature of Our Times: Poetry as the Art of Activism - Terrain.org Tom Montgomery Fate reviews The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America's Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders.

Read #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Tom Montgomery Fateโ€™s new review, โ€œPoetry as the Art of Activism,โ€ @terrainorg.bsky.social.

He says: "What readers will find is that this 'joyful resistance' springs from the poetsโ€™ radical attentiveness to the world around them..."

www.terrain.org/2026/reviews...

09.02.2026 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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come back wildlife: Erasure Poem by Subhaga Crystal Bacon - Terrain.org โ€œcome back wildlifeโ€ by Subhaga Crystal Bacon is a fascinating erasure poem (with audio) from the new Washington anthology, On Resilience.

"come back wildlife" by Subhaga Crystal Bacon is a fascinating erasure poem (with audio) from the new Washington anthology, On Resilience.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/subhaga-crystal-bacon/

#poem #poet #poetry #erasurepoem #washington #deer #land

23.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Song of Our Saints in the Sears Parking Lot: Poem by Misty Shipman - Terrain.org โ€œSong of Our Saints in the Sears Parking Lotโ€ by Misty Shipman is a stunning poem excerpted from the new Washington anthology On Resilience.

"Song of Our Saints in the Sears Parking Lot" by Misty Shipman is a stunning poem excerpted from the new Washington anthology On Resilience.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/misty-shipman/

#poem #poet #poetry #washington #body #coast #reservation

21.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Learning Resilience: Writing Washington State Lands - Terrain.org NatureCultureยฎโ€™s Lis McLoughlin introduces On Resilience: Stories of Climate Adaptation Across Washingtonโ€™s Landscapes, a new poetry anthology.

NatureCultureยฎ's Lis McLoughlin introduces On Resilience: Stories of Climate Adaptation Across Washington's Landscapes, a new poetry anthology.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/currents/learning-resilience/

#anthology #poetry #ecpoetry #washington #land

20.01.2026 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letter to America by Stella Wong - Terrain.org Stella Wongโ€™s letter to America poem โ€œCenoteโ€ is a subtle, image-rich metaphor for the death of democracy.

Stella Wong's letter to America poem "Cenote" is a subtle, image-rich metaphor for the death of democracy.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/letter-to-america-wong/

#poem #poetry #poet #politicalpoetry #lettertoamerica #cenote #turtles #dive

16.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From Birds to Whales to Birthdays - Terrain.org In โ€œFrom Birds to Whales to Birthdays,โ€ the newest column from Rob Carney, he celebrates Christopher Smart and each moon of the month.

In "From Birds to Whales to Birthdays," the newest column from Rob Carney, he celebrates Christopher Smart and each moon of the month. Don't miss this jubilation!

https://www.terrain.org/2026/old-roads-new-stories/birds-whales-birthdays/

#celebration #newyear

09.01.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Into the Light - Terrain.org Amy Amorosoโ€™s โ€œInto the Lightโ€ (with audio) is a beautiful essay of grief, anxiety, darkness, and light in the age of pandemics and climate change.

Amy Amoroso's "Into the Light" (with audio) is a beautiful essay of family, grief, anxiety, darkness, and light in the age of pandemics and climate change.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/nonfiction/into-the-light/

#essay #nonfiction #climate #children #family

08.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Two Poems by Chase Twichell - Terrain.org Two stellar if not lamenting poems by Chase Twichell, with audio: โ€œThe Mind-Body Problemโ€ and โ€œThe World It Was.โ€

Two stellar if not lamenting poems by Chase Twichell, with audio: "The Mind-Body Problem" and "The World It Was."

https://www.terrain.org/2026/poetry/chase-twichell/

#poems #poetry #poet #loss #world #earth #ecopoetry #crows #memory #childhood

05.01.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We Who Hold Up the World - Terrain.org โ€œWe Who Hold Up the Worldโ€ by Shaunna Oteka McCovey is an excerpt of Campfire Stories: The Redwood Coast - Tales & Travel Companion.

"We Who Hold Up the World" by Shaunna Oteka McCovey is an excerpt of Campfire Stories: The Redwood Coast - Tales & Travel Companion, edited by Ilyssa Kyu and Dave Kyu.

https://www.terrain.org/2026/nonfiction/we-who-hold-up-the-world/

#nonfiction #legend #native #story

02.01.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Snakes Versus Rats (Versus Humans) - Terrain.org Tucker Coombe reviews Slither: How Natureโ€™s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World and Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat.

Tucker Coombe reviews Slither: How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World and Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat.

https://www.terrain.org/2025/reviews-reads/slither-stowaway/

#review #books #rats #snakes #history #naturalhistory

30.12.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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