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Love this project from @humansandnature.bsky.social.
Laurence Pike improvises to field recordings of Palm Cockatoos, who break off and drum small branches to attract mates and establish territory. The only known animal to create and use a tool musically.
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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.
📚 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 collage of 10 portraits and artworks.
✍️🎨 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.
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.
🌿 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. 💚
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.”
🌱 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
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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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.
🌿 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. 💚
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These images of seed planting and community gardening orient me deeply in this time.
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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...
“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... 🌱
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”
🌿 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
“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 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."
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...
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...
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."
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. 🌱
✍️ Read "Fox River Wanderer: Summer" by Joanna K. Dane here: humansandnature.org/fox-river-wa...
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.
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...
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Anthropocene Relics
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Published by Humans & Nature Press and edited by @gavinvh.bsky.social and Bruce Jennings, Elementals is available as a five-volume set and as individual volumes. The series and individual volumes are also available as e-publications. Learn more about Elementals here: humansandnature.org/elementals 📚
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
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.
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 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.
🌿 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
🌱 Beginning tomorrow, June 24th at 9am CDT, our Digital Press is welcoming essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds.
In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future?
✍️🎨 Open call guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines
Thank you for sharing! 💚
White text against a blurred photo background of peach-colored clouds at sunset and green grasses blowing in the wind says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Submissions welcome from June 24th at 9am CDT through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria will be given for published work. We welcome your writings and artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. 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? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines.” There are small illustrations of seeds and a blooming plant accompanying the text.
✨ Opening Tuesday ✨ For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. Open June 24th 9am CDT to July 15th 11:59pm CDT. Contributors receive a $500 honorarium upon publication. humansandnature.org/submission-g...