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Oceanic

Out April 10th, 2018 from Copper Canyon Press In Oceanic, Aimee Nezhukumatathil hums a bright blue note—a sensuous love song to the Earth and its inhabitants. Oceanic is both a title and an ethos of radical inclusion, inviting in the … Continue reading

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 NEW! Fresh off the Organic Weapon Arts press: my new collaboration of epistolary/nature poems with poet Ross Gay!   From the introduction: “In the late July swelter and dragonfly buzz of the summer of 2011, we began a poem correspondence, … Continue reading

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Download the  Reader’s Companion for Lucky Fish. “A farmer is devoured by a flower in one of the many beguiling poems of Lucky Fish. This is the sensation I often had reading Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s wonderful new collection—that of being immersed in … Continue reading

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At the Drive-in Volcano was named the winner of the Balcones Prize, which honors an outstanding book of poetry published during the year. The Balcones Poetry Prize judges praised her “tight, economical poems that contain just the right amount of … Continue reading

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Miracle Fruit was the winner of the 2001 Tupelo Press Judge’s Prize. Praise for Miracle Fruit: “The language of these poems seems to be handled effortlessly; it is both crafted and conversational. The poems in Miracle Fruit aim to create … Continue reading

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Fishbone was the winner of the Snail’s Pace Press Chapbook Prize. “From pickpockets to peacocks, elephant rides to electrocuted oysters, miracle fruit to the Incrdible Hulk, Aime Nezukumatathil teases the uncommon out of the commonplace,the miraculous out of the mundane. … Continue reading

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