Alphabeast: A Book of Poems
Type Hike's Alphabeast series of designs (2017) paid tribute to the great beasts of our nation who are painfully close to extinction. To continue the work of protecting these incredible animals in 2019, Type Hike asked for my help in curating a group of the country’s greatest writers to respond to the designs with poetry.
Alphabeast: A Book of Poems featured each of the 26 poems alongside the design that inspired it – a tribute to our animal friends and the enduring spirit of human generosity. Proceeds went to Defenders of Wildlife. Thank you to David Rygiol and James Walker (both geniuses) for this incredible opportunity.
Contributing Poets
Trevor Dane Ketner - Zayante Band-Winged Grasshopper
Matthew Siegel - American Crocodile
KMA Sullivan - Black-Footed Ferret
Dorianne Laux - California Condor
Kenzie Allen - Desert Tortoise
Aricka Foreman - Everglade Snail Kite
Sara Eliza Johnson - Florida Panther
Kai Carlson-Wee - Grizzly Bear
Kara Van De Graaf - Hawaiian Yellow-Faced Bee
Paul Legault - Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Leila Chatti - Jaguar
Stephanie Schlaifer - Kauaʻi ʻakialoa
Ocean Vuong - Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Anna Claire Hodge - Manatee
Phillip B. Williams - New Mexican Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
Rosalie Moffett - O'ahu Tree Snails
Jane Yeh - Pacific Pocket Mouse
Richie Hofmann - Quino Checkerspot Butterfly
Amy Woolard - Red Wolf
J.P. Grasser - Sea Lion
sam sax - Texas Blind Salamander
Anders Carlson-Wee - Utah Prairie Dog
Jane Wong - Virginia Big-Eared Bat
Jacques J. Rancourt - Woodland Caribou
Nomi Stone - Xyrauchen Texanus (Razorback Sucker)
Keith S. Wilson - Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle
