Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Poetry Author

Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and South Indian father. She earned her BA and MFA from the Ohio State University. Her books of poems include Night Owl (Ecco, 2026), Oceanic (Copper Canyon Press, 2018), and three books from Tupelo Press, Lucky Fish (2011), At the Drive-In Volcano (2007), and Miracle Fruit (2003). With Ross Gay, she co-wrote the chapbook of epistolary nature poems, Lace & Pyrite (Organic Weapon Arts, 2014). She is the New York Times bestselling author of two illustrated essay collections, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Milkweed Editions, 2020) and Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees (Ecco, 2024). Nezhukumatathil’s work has appeared in numerous journals including The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and American Poetry Review.