Christopher Cokinos excels at weaving memoir into research-driven narratives, exploring the profound connections between lives and landscapes. His writing is informed by extensive global travels, during which he seeks out compelling stories rooted in science and history. Cokinos is celebrated for his distinctive approach of merging personal reflection with meticulously researched facts. His work consistently delves into the intricate relationship between humanity and the natural world.
"Conversing with, and ultimately reinventing the compulsions of Rene Magritte, these poems filter surrealistic concerns through neuroscience, dream through allusion. The result is a frightening, exhilarating, and oddly cleansing wild ride." - MATTHEW GAVIN FRANK, author of The Mad Feast and Preparing the Ghost
An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history.
A prizewinning poet and nature writer weaves together natural history, biology, sociology, and personal narrative to tell the story of the lives, habitats, and deaths of six extinct bird species.