Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Oceanic (Copper Canyon Press, forthcoming in 2018). Her collection of nature essays, World of Wonder, is forthcoming from Milkweed. Nezhukumatathil’s honors include a Pushcart Prize and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is poetry editor of Orion magazine and professor of English in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program.