David Oates

My work as a writer and teacher explores how our human world connects with the larger world of natural wildness. I write essays and nonfiction books plus always working on poetry. I live in Portland, Oregon with my longtime partner, the artist Hortio Law.

We need to reconsider how we live on this planet. The next generations will face climate change, disruption, and almost unimaginable losses. But I believe that the natural world is full of renewal. Our best hope is to consciously align ourselves with this amazing, sometimes scary force.

How to do it? By engaging the imagination.