Night Owl: // Poems

From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofWorld of WondersandBite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathils fifth collection of poetry explores love, nature, and the transformative powers of the night.

In her latest poetry collection, Aimee Nezhukumatathil plumbs the depths of nighttime, crafting a series of nocturnes that explore the magic, sensuality, and life that emerge as the rest of the world goes to bed.

Night Owlnavigates questions and concerns for the environment that envelops us. It meditates on our connections to family and beloveds, and explores our position within the broader beauty of the planet. Just as the night transforms how we see things, love in its many forms shifts our understanding of togetherness and the natural world. And these poems are deeply suffused with loveeach an expression of Nezhukumatathils captivating responses to the animals, plants, and people who have her heart and enliven her world.

Night Owlpresents a dazzling vision of nature that celebrates the beautiful noises and silences of this planet, as well as its many complications. Nezhukumatathil provides a singular contribution to writing on the natural world, calling on our sense of loveeven in the face of increasing violence to one another and the environmentby focusing on the revolutionary impact of the dark.

Aimee Nezhukumatathilis theNew York Timesbestselling author of two illustrated collections of essays:Bite by BiteandWorld of Wonders, chosen as Barnes & Nobles Book of the Year and as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She has published four award-winning poetry collections and spent a decade serving as the poetry editor for environmental magazines, first forOrionand thenSierra. A professor of English and creative writing for more than twenty-five years, she gives firefly tours for Mississippi State Parks and lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her family.

• Publisher: Ecco
• Publish Date: March 31, 2026
• Pages: 128
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9780063282315
• Dimensions:9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Poetry