Camille T. Dungy is the author of essay collections Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden and Guidebook to Relative Strangers, as well as four poetry collections, most recently Trophic Cascade. She has edited three anthologies, including Black Nature. Dungy is a distinguished professor at Colorado State University. Dungy is also Orion’s poetry editor.
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11 Poetry Collections for National Poetry Month
It’s been a minute, but Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy and friends are back to recommend some newish collections to help celebrate National Poetry Month. Take a look! Camille recommends: Given Continue reading
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Camille T. Dungy Answers the Orion Questionnaire
In which we get to know our favorite writers better by exploring the sacred and mundane. Orion’s poetry editor Camille T. Dungy is an essayist, poet, professor, avid gardener, outdoorswoman, and Continue reading
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14 Recommended Poetry Collections for Winter 2022
Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy and friends are back at it, bringing you recommendations on some of the best recent books on animals, trees, time, refugees, place, bewilderment, grief, and Babyn Continue reading
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12 Recommended Poetry Collections for Summer 2022
Summer is not over and there is still time to add some stellar new poetry collections to your reading list. Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy and friends are back with new Continue reading
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Writing a Grove: A Conversation with Poet Laureate Ada Limón
This summer Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy sat down under a leafy aspen with Ada Limón, the newly appointed Poet Laureate of the United States (!!), to talk about community, how Continue reading
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The Big Poetry List: 28 Recommended Collections for National Poetry Month
Celebrate National Poetry Month with our biggest list yet! It has been a delight to curate these recommendations throughout the year, and while this will be our last monthly installment of Continue reading
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17 Poetry Collections to read during Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and we’re back with another curated list of poetry recommendations from Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy and friends. From Trinidad to Kabul to the Arctic and Continue reading
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Twelve Poetry Recommendations for Black History Month
Camille Dungy and poet friends are back with another list of stellar recommended reading. From new titles to seminal classics, you’ll want to check out these environmentally-engaged poetry collections by Continue reading
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New Year, New Poetry: Eight Fresh Poetry Recommendations for 2022
LOOKING TO START YOUR YEAR off with some excellent new poetry? Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy has some great recommendations for new and forthcoming collections. Check them out. Continue reading
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Fifteen Poetry Recommendations About Grief and Mourning for our Darkest Nights
IN THIS SEASON, lists like this often focus on celebration. And of course we hope you find plenty to celebrate as another year comes to an end, but for many, Continue reading