Pulitzer-Winning Poet Contributes to ‘Wildness’

The book comprises poems and essays delving into the evolution of “wildness.” Snyder is among a culturally diverse lineup of writers, including Vandana Shiva, Robert Michael Pyle, Robin Kimmerer and Winona LaDuke.

Snyder’s poem “Wildfire News” leads off Part 1: “Wisdom of the Wild,” about the wildness of wilderness areas.

The book’s co-editor Gavin Van Horn, in his introduction, describes “Wildfire News” as “a nod toward chaotic planetary forces and the embodied wisdom of adaptive organisms such as redwood trees — a wild dance millions of years in the making that places human achievement in perspective.”

Part 2 of the book is titled “Working Wild,” about landscapes where people work, and Part 3 is called “Urban Wild.”

Read more about the book on the Center for Humans and Nature website.

Dave Jones is a senior public information representative and editor of Dateline UC Davis, in the Office of Strategic Communications.