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Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of the New York Times bestselling collection of nature essays World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments. She also wrote four previous poetry collections, including Oceanic. Honors include a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pushcart Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry. She is poetry editor for Sierra magazine, the storytelling arm of the Sierra Club, and is a professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program. Her most recent book is a collection of food essays, Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees.