The Nature of Our Times: A Poetry Reading Presented at Elliot Bay Books

Elliot Bay Books is proud to present a reading in celebration of the release of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders (Paloma Press, 2025), a Poets for Science anthology, edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler. Originally envisioned as a companion to the first U.S. National Nature Assessment and now to the work of United By Nature, the anthology gathers 210 voices from the arts, ecology, academia, and Indigenous communities from North America giving witness to how nature shapes our lives and how we can shape the future.

Co-sponsored by EarthLab and Washington Sea Grant, the evening will feature readings by Washington state poet laureate Derek Sheffield, David Hassler, Ching-In Chen, Kelli Russell Agodon, Lara Volski, and Patrick Dixon, with an introduction by Dr. Phillip Levin, Director of the United By Nature Initiative. This event will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Elliot Bay Books, 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA.

See more details on EarthLab’s website.