YOU ARE HERE Poetry in the Natural World

Each American poet laureate is expected to carry out at least one project, and the 24th, Ada Limón, created this anthology of poems about humans in nature. Narrated by Kim Ramirez, the audiobook includes a range of exemplary contemporary poets, including Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown, Dianne Seuss, Matthew Zapruder, and many fine (if sometimes lesser-known) others. Ramirez gives each of the 50 poems its due, acting but never overdramatizing, allowing rather than forcing the emotions to emerge. Like their authors, the poems cover a broad range of styles and locations, ranging from the grandeur of our national parks to a flower seen at a bus stop. This is an exploration of our changing relationship to the natural world, and an invitation to share in it. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]