For Immediate Release
November 1, 2003

IMAGINE NATURE: POETRY BROADSIDES ONLINE

The Digital Library Project of the American Museum of Natural History announces the launch of a new website, Imagine Nature.

Imagine Nature, http://imaginenature.amnh.org, is a showcase of electronic broadsides devoted to nature poets and their work. Exploring the convergence of poetry, graphic arts, and the technology of the internet, this site updates the concept of poetry broadsides with multi-media imagery and sound. Readings by Stanley Kunitz and Galway Kinnell available with their respective poems reflect the collaborative effort of this collection.

The debut site includes poems by Stanley Kunitz, Mary Oliver, Galway Kinnell, Michael McClure, Emily Dickinson, John Haines, and David Wagoner. Imagine Nature will continue to feature the finest nature poetry from the past and present and invite guest artists to design new broadsides for the collection.

This project was led by Tom Moritz, Boeschenstein Director, Library Services. Content was coordinated by Mark Katzman, and designed by Fran Pollitt. This project was made possible with funding by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The AMNH Library is not accepting submissions at this time.

Questions?

American Museum of Natural History
Imagine Nature—Library Services 4th Floor
Central Park West at 79th St.
New York, NY 10024
fax: (212) 769-5009
phone: (212) 769-5571
email: imaginenature@amnh.org