Author Event: Eco-Poet Hillary Gonzalez Wild, Unfelt World (with our Mini Terrarium Bar!)
Schedule
Sat Jun 13 2026 at 06:15 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
11 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA | Leesburg, VA
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Join us for ecopoetry and terrarium-building with poet Hillary Gonzalez on Saturday, June 13th as she launches her new poetry collection Wild, Unfelt World.The fun starts at 6:15 with a mini glass animal terrarium class, and followed with nature poetry reading and discussion.
About the Collection
When was the last time you allowed yourself to listen to birdsong? Sat with it in your heart, and truly took it in? In this dazzling and stirring collection of eco-poetry, written by Hillary Gonzalez, Wild, Unfelt World bridges the connection between the physical and spiritual, urging readers to reconnect with the natural world, and begging the question: why haven't you listened to birds lately? Written by an autistic, queer, and disabled birder, this collection of poems is rooted with the changing seasons, the rising and setting of the sun, and the heartbeat of the world around us.
Written during bird walks in the early morning hours, Gonzalez invites the reader to come on a journey with them. Smell the salt of the marshes, feel the roughness of tree bark beneath your hands, and listen to the call of the owl as evening nears. Exploring themes of conservation, neurodivergence, spirituality, and a deep love for the environment, the reader will be transported with Gonzalez. Each carefully crafted poem serves as not only a meditative reflection, but a rallying cry to celebrate our ecosystems and confront the urgent need to protect them.
Wild, Unfelt World combines lyrical language with vivid imagery, to inspire the reader to, as Mary Oliver would say, "find your place in the family of things."
Whether you're a lifelong lover of poetry, conservation, birding, or are discovering your love for the first time, Wild, Unfelt World will help you find your place. It's been waiting for you here all along.
About the Poet
Hillary Gonzalez (they/she) is a Baltimore based queer, disabled, and AuDHD poet, activist, birder and wildlife photographer. They are the Vice President of the Baltimore City nonprofit, Sacred Parks and Waterways–an organization dedicated to preserving Baltimore City's parks and watershed for future generations, and the authors of Seasons (2025), and the ecopoetry collections, Wild Unfelt World (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, April 2026), and Where the Osprey Nest (Palewell Press, August 2026). Their poems have been published in numerous publications, including South Broadway Press, Canid Press, and in anthologies by Bi+ Book Gang, Yellow Arrow Publishing, Loblolly Press’ anthology: Understory, a fundraising anthology for the victims of Hurricane Helene, The Body Archive by Cosmic Daffodil Journal, In Praise of Despair, an anthology for disabled artists and writers by Beyond the Veil Press, and their visual poem, "The Sounds of Spring," was accepted by The Maryland Film Festival (2026), in their Vertical Shorts category.
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11 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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