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🌿📚 The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and a farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. humansandnature.org

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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"What would it be like to see polarized light like a mantis shrimp? Taste the world with your arms as an octopus does?" —Gavin Van Horn We're in @psychologytoday.com! Read an interview with SENSORIA co-editor @gavinvh.bsky.social & poetry editor Heather Swan: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
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How Our Senses Soak Up the Wonder and Vitality of Nature
A most thoughtful book titled 'Sensoria' helps us delight in our sensual engagements and moral imaginations and appreciate and absorb the magnificent world we cohabit with others.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We love this. Send us Sensoria photos. Dog photos, too! 📚 Happy pub day to our latest book, Sensoria! Readers in the US: www.humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria Readers outside the US: www.humansandnature.org/sensoria ⚡ Readers may also order Sensoria at bookstores via our distributor, Ingram.
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Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature
Buy Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature, an immersion in the sensual experiences of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Celebrate SENSORIA with a gathering at the Center for Humans & Nature on Sept 10th at 6:15pm. Tour Humans & Nature Farm and meet editors and contributors to our latest book, SENSORIA, out Sept 8th (www.humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria). 🎟️ Tickets: www.humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria-gathering
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Celebrate SENSORIA: An Evening of Wonder & Conversation
Please join us for an intimate dinner gathering at the Center for Humans & Nature on September 10, from 6:15-8pm. This will be a unique opportunity to meet some of the editors and contributors to the...
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📚 Join us at 6pm next Tuesday, Sept 8 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville IL, just north of Chicago, for the launch of our newest book, SENSORIA: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature! Hear from series editor @gavinvh.bsky.social & series contributors: www.eventbrite.com/e/sensoria-a...
A book cover with an arrangement of natural and artificial objects assembled like a collage and scanned together with text overlaid: “Sensoria: Attending to the wonder and vitality of the natural world.” The book image is overlaid on a purple sky background with blurred tall grasses. Text above and below the book says, “Book Release, Sept 8th, 6pm.” Text below the image says, “About Time Bookstore. Libertyville, Illinois.”
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John MacNeill Miller @snarlsdickens.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Very excited to have an essay (on crickets, the human sense of time, and the discourse around climate change) in this forthcoming collection!
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“A collection as diverse & generative as the senses themselves.” — @dghaskell.bsky.social Join editor @gavinvh.bsky.social on Sept 8 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville IL for the launch of our book, SENSORIA: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature: www.eventbrite.com/e/sensoria-a...
A book with text overlaid on the cover image that says, “SENSORIA. Attending to the wonder and vitality of nature. Bruce Jennings & Gavin Van Horn, editors. Heather Swan, poetry editor.” The cover image is an arrangement of natural and artificial objects assembled like a collage and scanned together to create the book cover. The book is floating over a blurred landscape background at dusk with bokeh lights on the horizon. Text above and below the book says, “September 8th, 6pm. About Time Bookstore.”Black text against a white background overlaid on an image of purples leaves says, “Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature is out on September 8th. Join us at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville, Illinois to celebrate the release of this new book from Humans & Nature Press. With topics ranging from plant communication to bees’ sense of beauty, animism, and hedgehogs, the essays and poems in Sensoria offer readers a sensory feast, calling attention to the wondrous ways in which humans and more-than-human beings experience and perceive the world. We’ll celebrate with a conversation, reading, and Q&A with the Humans & Nature Press team, including series editor Gavin Van Horn and local writers from Sensoria. 6pm to 7pm, Tuesday, September 8, 2026. About Time Bookstore, Libertyville, Illinois. Link in @humansandnature’s bio for tickets.”Six small arrangements of natural and artificial objects assembled together and scanned against a dark background appear above and below white text against a dark background that says, “‘A collection as diverse and generative as the senses themselves. Rich in experience and insight, these writings awaken and invite. Through vibrant and compelling stories and juxtapositions, we’re called to deeper perception, embodied engagement, and right action grounded in the sensory riches of the living Earth.’ — David George Haskell, biologist and two-time Pulitzer-finalist author of How Flowers Made our World, Sounds Wild and Broken, The Songs of Trees, and The Forest Unseen”.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📚 Join us at 6pm on September 8 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville IL, just north of Chicago, for the launch of our newest book, SENSORIA: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature. ⚡ Hear from series editor @gavinvh.bsky.social and series contributors: www.eventbrite.com/e/sensoria-a...
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Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder & Vitality of Nature - Book Launch Event
Join About Time Bookstore and the Center for Humans & for the book launch of Sensoria.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🌿 Thank you for your submissions to Humans & Nature Press! Swipe through for an update on the 2025 open call with the digital branch of the Press and the 2026 call for manuscript proposals with the books branch of the Press. We appreciate the thoughtfulness, time, & care each submission represents.
White text on a green background of blurred leaves says, “Thank you for your submissions! Swipe for updates on the 2025 open call on the theme of seeds with the digital branch of Humans & Nature Press and the 2026 call for manuscript proposals with the books branch of the Press.” A logo that says, “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a symbol reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot is on the lower left-hand side of the image, and an illustration of a pen with trailing ink is on the lower right-hand side of the image.White text on a green background of blurred leaves says, “For the 2025 open call with the digital branch of Humans & Nature Press on the theme of seeds, all submitters have been notified as to the status of their submission. Thank you for your enthusiasm and patience: We received a record-breaking number of submissions. We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future.” A logo that says, “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a symbol reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot is on the lower right-hand side of the image.White text on a green background of blurred leaves says, “Submissions are now closed for the 2026 call for manuscript proposals with the books branch of Humans & Nature Press. Again, thank for your enthusiasm: We received a record-breaking number of submissions for this call, too. We will seek to notify submitters of the status of their proposal within four months. At the present time, we project that we will accept no more than three book manuscripts for publication in 2027-2028.” A logo that says, “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a symbol reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot is on the lower right-hand side of the image.White text on a green background of blurred leaves says, “Enjoy essays, poetry, and artwork published by Humans & Nature Press at www.humansandnature.org/digital Explore books published by Humans & Nature Press at www.humansandnature.org/shop” A logo that says, “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a symbol reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot is on the lower right-hand side of the image.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📚 From plant communication to bees’ sense of beauty, SENSORIA, the latest book from Humans & Nature Press, is a feast for the senses. Out on Sept 8, SENSORIA is open for preorders: www.humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria Preorders support our small press. Thank you. 💚 #creativenonfiction #poetry
Several natural and human-made objects are arranged together in a collage and scanned together, a single photo repeated onto itself. The word “Sensoria” is overlaid on the image. There is a thin black border around this image, and in the background, there is a photo of a field with wildflowers and green trees on the horizon.
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Erin Coughlin Hollowell @beingpoetry.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Excited to have work in this collection with so many amazing poets. Pre-order now!
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
📚 Submissions are open through August 3rd at 11:59pm PDT for our Humans & Nature Press call for single-author book manuscript proposals! Guidelines: humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals Submissions: humansandnature.submittable.com/submit #creativenonfiction #writers #callforsubmissions
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🐝 From plant communication to bees’ sense of beauty, animism, & hedgehogs, SENSORIA offers a sensory feast that includes and goes beyond human perceptions by honoring & attending to more-than-humans lifeworlds. Out Sept 8 from Humans & Nature Press ⚡ Preorder here: humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria
A book with text overlaid on the cover image that says, “SENSORIA. Attending to the wonder and vitality of nature. Bruce Jennings & Gavin Van Horn, editors. Heather Swan, poetry editor.” The cover image is an arrangement of natural and artificial objects assembled like a collage and scanned together to create the book cover. The cover is floating against an image of purple skies and lightning.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📚 Submissions are open through August 3rd at 11:59pm PDT for our Humans & Nature Press call for single-author book manuscript proposals! Guidelines: humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals Submissions: humansandnature.submittable.com/submit #creativenonfiction #writers #callforsubmissions
White overlaid on an out-of-focus photo of greenery and flowers says, “Submissions open through August 3rd. Call for single-author manuscript proposals.” There is also a logo on the top right-hand side of the image that says, “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a symbol reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🐝 From plant communication to bees’ sense of beauty, animism, & hedgehogs, SENSORIA offers a sensory feast that includes and goes beyond human perceptions by honoring & attending to more-than-humans lifeworlds. From Humans & Nature Press. Out Sept 8. Preorder here: humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria
A book with text overlaid on the cover image that says, "SENSORIA. Attending to the wonder and vitality of nature. Bruce Jennings & Gavin Van Horn, editors. Heather Swan, poetry editor." The cover image is an arrangement of natural and artificial objects assembled like a collage and scanned together to create the book cover. The cover is floating against an image of purple leaves.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📚 Introducing SENSORIA, out in the world on Sept 8th. From Humans & Nature Press, SENSORIA awakens our senses to what it means to be human in a more-than-human world. ⚡ Preorders: www.humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria ✍️ Editors: Bruce Jennings & @gavinvh.bsky.social ✍️ Poetry editor: Heather Swan
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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
2026 Call for Proposals: Single-Author Book Manuscripts by Humans & Nature Press from the @humansandnature.bsky.social. Deadline Aug 3, 2026. For this CFP, "...manuscripts that receive consideration would typically be categorized as creative nonfiction." humansandnature.org/book-manuscr...
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Call for Proposals: Single-Author Book Manuscripts
Read through guidelines and FAQs for single-author book manuscript proposals submitted to Humans & Nature Press.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Submissions are now open for single-author book manuscript proposals! The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is accepting submissions through August 3, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. Guidelines: humansandnature.org/book-manuscr... Submissions: humansandnature.submittable.com/submit #creativenonfiction
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Steve Himmer @shimmer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I'm excited to see the books that will emerge from this submissions call.
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nancyforde.com @nancyfjorde.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm over the moon to share that on the new moon (last Friday) my latest essay was published by @humansandnature.bsky.social. Inspired by Heaney, I dug with my pen. Read 'Root Vegetable,' thoughts on the potato, my Irish heritage, and food security here: 🥔🍠✨🇮🇪 humansandnature.org/root-vegetab...
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Root Vegetable
In December 2008, the International Year of the Potato, I rise in winter darkness. The sun won’t join me for hours. To thaw my bones, I crumple yesterday’s crossword and […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📚 Humans & Nature Press is again opening a call for single-author book manuscript proposals. Submissions are welcome from June 1 at 9am PDT through August 3, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. Guidelines & FAQs: www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals #creativenonfiction #opencall #callforsubmissions
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🎙️ This recently released episode of @wondercabinetproductions.com, “Dekila Chungyalpa on the Sacred Feminine and the Living Earth” was produced in partnership with the Center for Humans & Nature and the Kalliopeia Foundation. Listen—or read along— at the link! 🎧 #earthday #earthday2026 #livingearth
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Dekila Chungyalpa on the Sacred Feminine and the Living Earth
What if the Earth is sacred—and climate is a spiritual crisis? Dekila Chungyalpa on the feminine divine and faith-led climate action.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
How are the elements telling us how to live? On #EarthDay, join us online with Kinship Photography Collective; @gavinvh.bsky.social, co-editor of the Elementals book series from Humans & Nature Press; and John Hausdoerffer, the editor of vol. 5, An Elemental Life: kinship.photography/gatherings-l...
Text paired with layered color photos of wood and leaves against a white background says, “An Elemental Life with Gavin Van Horn & John Hausdoerffer. Wednesday, April 22nd @ 7 pm EDT. Online Zoom Conversation.” A photo credit for Megan Driving Hawk is listed below the layered photos.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
✍️ The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is again opening a call for proposals for single-author book manuscripts. Submissions are welcome from June 1 at 9am PDT thru August 3, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. For guidelines & FAQs, visit: www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals #creativenonfiction
White text against an aerial photo of Great Salt Lake says, “The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is accepting submissions of single-author book manuscript proposals from June 1st through August 3rd, 2026. www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals”. There is a logo on the top left-hand side of the image that says, “Humans & Nature Press” beside an illustration reminiscent of a thumbprint or a braided knot.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“Essential reading about the question of our time: how to belong.” — David George Haskell on “Kinship” “Refreshing as desert rain yet implacable as a flash flood.” — David Abram on “Elementals” 📚 Every purchase from our online shop supports our small, independent press: humansandnature.org/shop 💚
White text overlaid against a blurred background of green trees says, "Discover something beautiful. At Humans & Nature Shop, explore books published by Humans & Nature Press, including: Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations, edited by Gavin Van Horn, Robin Wall Kimmerer,  & John Hausdoerffer; Elementals, edited by Gavin Van Horn & Bruce Jennings; and How Do We Come Together In A Changing World?, edited by Kailea Loften & Kate Weiner. www.humansandnature.org/shop" There is a logo on the top right that says, "Humans & Nature Press," and it sits beside a shape reminiscent of a braided knot or a thumbprint. There is an illustration of a book below the logo.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
How are the elements telling us how to live? On #EarthDay, join us online with Kinship Photography Collective; @gavinvh.bsky.social, co-editor of the Elementals book series from Humans & Nature Press; and John Hausdoerffer, the editor of vol. 5, An Elemental Life: kinship.photography/gatherings-l...
A graphic with a white background, two square black and white photos, and text. The photo on the top left is of the palm of a hand, with the hand curled slightly to show the folds of the hand. The credit below the photo says “Lynn Cricket Woodward.” The photo on the top right is cooled volcanic rock with delicate folds.⁠ The credit below the photo says, “Dale Rio.” Blue text below the photos says, “An Elemental Life.” Black text below says, “With Gavin Van Horn & John Hausdoerffer. Wednesday, April 22nd @ 7 pm EDT. Online Zoom Conversation. @ kinshipphotographycollective @ humansandnature”
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🔥 We are happy to share a look into our first biochar burn at Humans & Nature Farm! This soil-building technique has been used for millennia around the world. Learn about how biochar burning works on our Instagram feed here: www.instagram.com/p/DWrql7lGWr... Photos by Brooke Hecht and Shannon Kersey
Woody plant material burns in a biochar kiln.A person douses the flame in a biochar kiln.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
✍️ The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is again opening a call for proposals for single-author book manuscripts. Submissions are welcome from June 1 at 9am PDT thru August 3, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. For guidelines & FAQs, visit: www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals #creativenonfiction
White text overlaid on a blurred background of leaves and light says, "The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is accepting submissions of single-author book manuscript proposals from June 1st through August 3rd, 2026. www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals" There is also a logo on the upper left-hand side of the image that says "Humans & Nature Press," and it is paired with an illustration reminiscent of a braided knot or a thumbprint.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
✍️ The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is pleased to announce the 2026 call for proposals for single-author book manuscripts, opening June 1 at 9am PDT and closing August 3 at 11:59pm PDT. 🔗 For guidelines and FAQs, visit: www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals #creativenonfiction
White text overlaid on a blurred background of leaves of various colors says, "The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is accepting submissions of single-author book manuscript proposals from June 1st through August 3rd, 2026. Guidelines & FAQs at the link. www.humansandnature.org/book-manuscript-proposals" There is also a logo on the upper right-hand side of the image that says "Humans & Nature Press," and it is paired with an illustration reminiscent of a braided knot or a thumbprint.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Thanks to everyone who submitted work to the Humans & Nature Press Digital 2025 open call! We've sent notices via Submittable to submitters whose work has moved forward in our multi-stage review process. We'll be in touch as further decisions are made. As a small team, we appreciate your patience 💚
White text overlaid against an abstract image of leaves says, “Thank you to everyone who submitted essays, poetry, and artwork to the Humans & Nature Press Digital 2025 open call. Earlier this year, we sent notices via Submittable to the writers, poets, and artists whose work has moved forward in our multi-stage review process. We will be in touch again soon as further decisions are made. We are a very small team; we appreciate your patience as we work with our Editorial Advisory Board to complete our review. Additionally, we have notified the writers, poets, and artists whose work did not move forward in the review process. Thank you all for sharing your creative work with us. We’re grateful to have you join us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future.” On the bottom right-hand side of the image, there is a logo that says “Humans & Nature Press.” The words are paired with a design reminiscent of a thumbprint or braided knot.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📚 Discover something beautiful. Humans & Nature Press explores in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Individual volumes & multi-volume book sets are now available in our Shop: www.humansandnature.org/shop All purchases support our small press 💚
A person reclines on a sandy beach. The sun is setting. He is holding one book from a book set, which is also on the sand. Text overlaid on the image says, “Discover something beautiful. Humans & Nature Shop is now open! Explore books published by Humans & Nature Press. www.humansandnature.org/shop Thank you for supporting our small, independent press.” There is also a logo overlaid on the image with the words “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a design reminiscent of a braided knot or thumb print.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
✍️🎨 Over the weekend, spend time with new essays, poems, interviews, photos, and videos published by Humans & Nature Press Digital. Curate by category and theme at humansandnature.org/digital The Press celebrates diverse sources of wisdom about what it means to be human in an interconnected world.
A collage of 10 portraits and artworks.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🌿 Discover something beautiful. Humans & Nature Press explores in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world, and our books are now available at humansandnature.org/shop 📚 Every purchase directly supports the Center for Humans & Nature’s small press. 💚
An abstract image of an orange circle against a cream and blue background. Text overlaid on the image says, "Humans & Nature Shop. Discover something beautiful. Explore books published by Humans & Nature Press. humansandnature.org/shop" There is a line illustration running across part of the image; it depicts hands holding books.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
🌱 Thanks again to everyone who submitted work to our 2025 Digital Press open call. We're grateful! We have a multi-step review process and a small editorial team. We'll be providing an update on social media one month before decisions are complete. Details: humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines
White text overlaid on a background of trees and hills at dusk says, “To the poets, writers, and artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you again! We’re grateful for your enthusiasm. We received a record-breaking number of submissions. We have a multi-step review process and a small editorial team. We will provide an update on social media one month before decisions are complete. All submitters will receive notice via Submittable one month after our social media update. Stay tuned here and via our newsletter: www.humansandnature.org/newsletter. We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future.”
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world? 📚🎙️ Read more about this 5 episode Elementals special podcast collaboration inspired by the 5 volume book series, Elementals, published by Humans & Nature Press: mailchi.mp/humansandnat...
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🎙️ Listen: The Becoming Nature Podcast + Elementals 📚
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🌿 Discover something beautiful. Humans & Nature Press explores in-depth & diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world, and our books are now available at humansandnature.org/shop 📚 Every purchase directly supports the Center for Humans & Nature’s small press. 💚
A person reclines on a sandy beach. The sun is setting. He is holding one book from a book set, which is also on the sand. Text overlaid on the image says, “Discover something beautiful. Humans & Nature Shop is now open! Explore books published by Humans & Nature Press. www.humansandnature.org/shop Thank you for supporting our small, independent press.” There is also a logo overlaid on the image with the words “Humans & Nature Press” paired with a design reminiscent of a braided knot or thumb print.
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Brooke @bkuhnhaus.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
These images of seed planting and community gardening orient me deeply in this time.
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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Interesting posting from @humansandnature.bsky.social Before Dreams Are the Last Place We Find You By Lydia Cheshewalla "...an artist who works primarily with elements from nature, seeking to form relationships with the land and the more-than-human" humansandnature.org/before-dream...
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Before Dreams Are the Last Place We Find You
In August 2025, artist Lydia Cheshewalla was in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making artwork to be exhibited at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Illinois. […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
“It all started with walks, you know?” — Lydia Cheshewalla View Lydia’s exhibition “Before Dreams Are the Last Place We Find You” at Brushwood Center in Riverwoods IL thru Nov 2. At the link, read more about Lydia and enjoy a recent conversation we shared: humansandnature.org/before-dream... 🌱
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Before Dreams Are the Last Place We Find You
In August 2025, artist Lydia Cheshewalla was in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making artwork to be exhibited at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Illinois. […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🌿 Happy to be included in the Living Earth Community, a project of @religion-ecology.bsky.social. As shared on their site: “The world speaks—to itself and to us—in a multitude of voices, each representing a unique way of being and knowing.” Learn more: livingearthcommunity.com
White text against a green and dark brown background of leaves says, “’We dwell within an intricate and evolving community of planetary life. The world speaks—to itself and to us—in a multitude of voices, each representing a unique way of being and knowing. Many of these voices are organic, such as birds, mushrooms, and trees. Others are elemental bodies like rivers and mountains. Yet each is an integral member of the whole. Since our species emerged in evolutionary history, we have practiced diverse traditions—spiritual, philosophical, and scientific—to understand the intricate dimensions of Earth’s interdependence. This website is a gathering place for such wisdom.’ — Living Earth Community, a project of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. Explore at livingearthcommunity.com”White text against a green and dark brown background of leaves says, “‘Humanity is part of a vast evolving universe. Earth, our home, is alive with a unique community of life. The forces of nature make existence a demanding and uncertain adventure, but Earth has provided the conditions essential to life’s evolution. The resilience of the community of life and the well-being of humanity depend upon preserving a healthy biosphere with all its ecological systems, a rich variety of plants and animals, fertile soils, pure waters, and clean air. The global environment with its finite resources is a common concern of all peoples. The protection of Earth’s vitality, diversity, and beauty is a sacred trust.’ — The Earth Charter, Preamble”
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
“I’m hoping that people take away the invitation. The invitation into nature, into this great family.” —Lydia Cheshewalla Lydia’s beautiful art, including ephemeral works created while on residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, is now on view at Brushwood: brushwoodcenter.org/plan-a-visit...
A display of ephemeral art created on the land at the Center for Humans & Nature.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Lydia Cheshewalla was recently in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making work that will be exhibited at Brushwood Center in Riverwoods IL. Join us Sept 7 for an Opening Reception & Artist Talk for Cheshewalla’s ephemeral, site-specific installation: brushwoodcenter.org/event/openin...
A portrait of a person outside with text overlaid that says, "Lydia Cheshewalla is an Osage ephemeral artist from Oklahoma, living and working in motion throughout the Great Plains ecoregion. Through the creation of site-specific land art and ephemeral installations grounded in Indigenous land stewardship practices and kinship pedagogies, Lydia engages in multivocal conversations about place and relationship. humansandnature.org/lydia-cheshewalla"A photo of a person standing in a field. There are two Sandhill Cranes in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "By working within a framework of change and collaborating with beyond-human kin, she rejects capitalist reliance on scarcity, immortality, preciousness, and waste production in the creation of value and remains responsive (responsible) to the realities of shifting ecologies in an age of climate crisis."A photo of a person standing in front of a table on which there is artwork-in-progress laid out on a cloth. There are drying racks in the background. Text overlaid on the image says, "This month, Lydia was in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making artwork that will soon be exhibited at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Illinois."A person walks in a field while taking a photo of two Sandhill Cranes that are walking nearby. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "Lydia’s practice is built on an ethos that views all beings as sacred, with their own agency, and with a right to complete their cycle of life and death. She works mainly with naturally shed material and seeds that are ready for collecting. At the end of installations, each being is returned to its original place in nature where it was gathered, closing the circle of creation."
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Happy to partner with Brushwood Center & artist Lydia Cheshewalla, whose work will be published by Humans & Nature Press, on “Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You,” an ephemeral, site-specific installation by Cheshewalla, opening Sept 7 @ Brushwood Center: brushwoodcenter.org/event/openin...
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Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You – Brushwood Center
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
To the poets, writers, & artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you for considering what seeds we are all planting for the future. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, & care each submission represents. We’ll update here as we finalize reviews. 🌱
Text overlaid against an image of blue sky and colorful wildflowers says, "To the poets, writers, and artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you! We are thrilled with your enthusiasm: We received a record-breaking number of submissions. Given our multi-step review process and our small editorial team, we are unable to provide a firm date for responses. However, we will provide an update on social media one month before decisions are complete, and all submitters will receive notice via Submittable one month after our social media update. Please stay tuned on our social media channels (@humansandnature) and via our newsletter at humansandnature.org/newsletter We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future."
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
✍️ Read "Fox River Wanderer: Summer" by Joanna K. Dane here: humansandnature.org/fox-river-wa...
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Fox River Wanderer (Summer)
Summer (ahimsa) Along the Fox River, three men are fishing,and a flock of seagulls diving from the sky. The sounds of a party float across the water and layers and […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Through 11:59pm CDT tonight, Tuesday, July 15th, we’re welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Anthropocene Relics @humansandnature.bsky.social humansandnature.org/future-relics/ www.thebeautifulerror.com
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Future Relics
I am a visual artist based in Perth, Scotland. I work primarily in digital photography and print, and I have recently moved into creating sculptural works and installations, exploring my […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
At the link below, enjoy Robin Wall Kimmerer's essay from our five-volume book series Elementals, shared here as part of a partnership between the Center for Humans & Nature and @emergencemagazine.bsky.social. Robin's essay appears in Earth, vol. 1 of Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Submissions are open through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🌿 Submissions are now open 🌿 For our open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds. Submit your essays, poetry, & artwork through July 15th at 11:59 pm CDT: humansandnature.org/submission-g... #opencall #seeds #callforsubmissions
White text on a background photo of wild grasses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of a pen and a curved line accompany the text.
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