Far Country

"The poems in Far Country exist both in our material world and in a world entirely beyond. Steeped in cricket songs, this collection is a meditation on climate, futures, legacy, and the land beneath our feet when we stop and take a moment to notice the wide sky. Far Country is a gorgeous follow-up to one of my favorite poetry collections by one of my favorite poets."

—Jake Skeets, author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers

“These are poems saturated in feeling, shimmering with startling imagery, simultaneously clear and mysterious, patient in their stalking of silence and music. Like a night-blooming fragrance, these poems bring me closer to the medicine of earth and to dreamtime.”

—Anne Haven McDonnell, author of Breath on a Coal and Living with Wolves

“In Far Country, eco-grief is the canvas upon which the poet paints the trauma of transformation. These poems meet the edge of both abyss and evolution as each new unfathomable world is born. Bello’s work holds up this hope to us: that we were made for this."

—David Anthony Martin, author of Bijoux and The Ground Nest 

• Vivid, engaging poetry accessible to a wide audience

• A deeply compassionate voice in the current conversation about climate change

• Celebrates the seasons of the natural world and family life

• Deeply rooted in place, observed with a naturalist’s eye and poet’s voice

• This book summons forth a future in which our stories are needed as part of the record for the changes wrought by our time.

• Bears witness to a shared experience of change and loss in the natural world

• Ultimately hopeful and honoring of resilience