The Gift of Animals: Poems of Love, Loss, and Connection

“This unique collection of poems from diverse contemporary voices offers a range of perspectives on humans’ complex relationship with animals, celebrating and bearing witness to the lives of animals both wild and domestic. The Gift of Animals includes poems by some of today’s most beloved poets, including Ellen Bass, Lucille Clifton, Michael Collier, Toi Derricotte, Rita Dove, Camille Dungy, Mark Doty, Nick Flynn, Jorie Graham, Joy Harjo, Terrance Hayes, Arthur Sze, Yusef Komunyakaa, Ada Lim¢on, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Craig Santos Perez, Paisley Rekdal, and more”–