Eco-Poetry Open Mic with Hillary Gonzalez
Join us for an evening celebrating and reflecting on the natural world as we share poetry and hear Hillary Gonzalez read a few selections from their newest book of poetry Where the Osprey Nest.
The evening will begin with an open mic, inviting attendees to share original poetry or prose centered around love for the natural world. Pieces may be polished or in-progress. All voices are welcome. Space is limited so we encourage advance registration for the open mic here.
Where the Osprey Nest is a poetic love letter to the natural world–and a rallying cry for its defense. Rooted in the principles of climate justice, this collection draws attention to the vanishing habitats of species like the osprey, whose populations along the Chesapeake Bay are in alarming decline. Gonzalez, a queer and AuDHD birder, writes with aching tenderness and sharp clarity about what we lose
when we allow our ecosystems to collapse. Composed entirely outdoors–in forests, marshes, and along shorelines–the poems evoke deep kinship with wild spaces and the creatures who call them home. From meditations on ospreys and herons to reflections on grief, healing, and interdependence, Where the Osprey Nest asks readers to listen, to remember, and to act. These poems remind us that we are not separate from nature–we are nature. And if we are to survive, we must rise in defense of the living world.
The evening will begin with an open mic, inviting attendees to share original poetry or prose centered around love for the natural world. Pieces may be polished or in-progress. All voices are welcome. Space is limited so we encourage advance registration for the open mic here.
Where the Osprey Nest is a poetic love letter to the natural world–and a rallying cry for its defense. Rooted in the principles of climate justice, this collection draws attention to the vanishing habitats of species like the osprey, whose populations along the Chesapeake Bay are in alarming decline. Gonzalez, a queer and AuDHD birder, writes with aching tenderness and sharp clarity about what we lose
when we allow our ecosystems to collapse. Composed entirely outdoors–in forests, marshes, and along shorelines–the poems evoke deep kinship with wild spaces and the creatures who call them home. From meditations on ospreys and herons to reflections on grief, healing, and interdependence, Where the Osprey Nest asks readers to listen, to remember, and to act. These poems remind us that we are not separate from nature–we are nature. And if we are to survive, we must rise in defense of the living world.
Hillary Gonzalez is a queer, genderfluid, and AuDHD poet who grew up on a farm in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Gonzalez writes at the intersection of neurodivergence, queerness, disability, spirituality, and environmental advocacy. Their work asks a simple but urgent question: why have we stopped listening?
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