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Warmly, The Wild is a love letter to nature, from nature. Written over the course of many years spent outside while exploring the continental U.S. and Canada, the collection reflects on humankind’s relationship to wildness. Centered on interconnection, the poems tell stories like parking lot trees being just as wild as protected national parks, bring attention to disappearing landscapes, ask questions about urban greenery, and conjure up visions of a childhood spent in the great outdoors. The poetry delves into terrains that raised us and the way that a sense of place defines who we end up becoming. Warmly, The Wild, at its core, is a meditation on the tether between humankind and nature, which, in the end, are the same.
Warmly, The Wild comes out on Oct. 17, 2025. If you’d like to purchase a copy now at a discounted price, go to https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/warmly-the-wild-by-emily-iris-degn/ — the sale is running now until Aug. 22, 2025, so place your order now during presales before it hits the market and goes full-price!
“This poetry feels like watching a sunset on a perfect day, ethereal and timeless. Emily captured how wonderful nature truly is.”
–Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and TIME100 NEXT member
“Evocative, lush, and earnest, Warmly, The Wild is a beautiful ode to nature and what makes our lives worth living.”
–Juhea Kim, author of Beasts Of A Little Land and City Of Night Birds
“Warmly, the Wild will forever find a home on my shelf of nature-based poetry, for this is my love, what I turn to in quiet afternoons: perfectly rendered words that speak to the vibrant joys of the natural world, give voice to the sorrows, remind us to notice and give thanks. I, too, crave The Wild, and this gorgeous collection offers just that.”
–Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction and Director of the MFA in Nature Writing at WCU
