Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders and Bite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s fifth collection of poetry explores love, nature, and the transformative powers of the night. In her latest poetry collection, Aimee Nezhukumatathil plumbs the depths of nighttime, crafting a series of nocturnes that explore the magic, sensuality, and life that emerge as the rest of the world goes to bed. Night Owl navigates questions and concerns for the environment that envelops us. It meditates on our connections to family and beloveds, and explores our position within the broader beauty of the planet. Just as the night transforms how we see things, love in its many forms shifts our understanding of togetherness and the natural world. And these poems are deeply suffused with love—each an expression of Nezhukumatathil’s captivating responses to the animals, plants, and people who have her heart and enliven her world. Night Owl presents a dazzling vision of nature that celebrates the beautiful noises and silences of this planet, as well as its many complications. Nezhukumatathil provides a singular contribution to writing on the natural world, calling on our sense of love—even in the face of increasing violence to one another and the environment—by focusing on the revolutionary impact of the dark.

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“With its graceful arc marked by the phases of the night, Night Owl is meticulously artful, with a steadfast insistence on tenderness and love. Nezhukumatathil’s poetics are characterized by her rejection of cynicism. In this resplendent collection, she enacts the truth that to see and express beauty in these times is its own form of resistance.” — Diane Seuss, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award “The voice that emerges from the pages is charming and thoughtful.” — The New York Times “Aimee Nezhukumatathil is one of our great nature poets, and reading her work always makes me feel more connected to the outside world in all its textures. (Crucially, she’s also very funny.) Night Owl is a collection of nocturnes that ‘plumb the depths of nighttime.’ I have no doubt that it will be a beacon in the dark.” — Lit Hub (""Most Anticipated Books of 2026"") “Such marvelous acts of transformation reshape us as we read.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Her poems invoke a sense of connectedness. . . . Nezhukumatathil’s voice is consistent in its awe.” — Publishers Weekly “Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s newest collection delivers joy and wonder, just as you would expect, although this time they are found in the night. . . You, too, Nezhukumatathil guides us, can learn to love the dark.” — Lit Hub (“Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026)

“With its graceful arc marked by the phases of the night, Night Owl is meticulously artful, with a steadfast insistence on tenderness and love. Nezhukumatathil’s poetics are characterized by her rejection of cynicism. In this resplendent collection, she enacts the truth that to see and express beauty in these times is its own form of resistance.” — Diane Seuss, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award “The voice that emerges from the pages is charming and thoughtful.” — The New York Times “Should the wonderful David Attenborough ever retire, my hope is that someone at the BBC has read the work of Aimee Nezhukumatathil.” — Literary Hub “Such marvelous acts of transformation reshape us as we read.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Her poems invoke a sense of connectedness. . . . Nezhukumatathil’s voice is consistent in its awe.” — Publishers Weekly

Author Information

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the New York Times bestselling author of two illustrated collections of essays: Bite by Bite and World of Wonders, chosen as Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year and as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She has published four award-winning poetry collections and spent a decade serving as the poetry editor for environmental magazines, first for Orion and then Sierra. A professor of English and creative writing for more than twenty-five years, she gives firefly tours for Mississippi State Parks and lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her family.

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