Cara Benson
@carabensonwriter.bsky.social
Author of AN ARMSFULL OF BIRDS: A PERSONAL FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE, LOSS, AND COMMITMENT (now available for pre-order). Other words in Orion, Sierra Magazine, NY Times, Boston Review, Best American Poetry.
Fun at parties.
www.carabensonwriter.com
Fun at parties.
www.carabensonwriter.com
I wrote about Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm for Sierra Club's Winter Issue, guest edited by Rosario Dawson. The whole issue is amazing, starting with Rosario's gorgeous intro essay. Speaking of gorgeous, check out the total heart and love that emanate from Leah's smile.
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wrote about Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm for Sierra Club's Winter Issue, guest edited by Rosario Dawson. The whole issue is amazing, starting with Rosario's gorgeous intro essay. Speaking of gorgeous, check out the total heart and love that emanate from Leah's smile.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
"The meow is coming from inside the box." Triptych. Cardboard and feline. 2025.
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"The meow is coming from inside the box." Triptych. Cardboard and feline. 2025.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Depends on who gets to me first...
Depends on who gets to me first...
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Depends on who gets to me first...
Depends on who gets to me first...
I missed my avian friends! I had to keep the feeder in since spring because the bears are hooligans. This might be too early, but I couldn't wait! #birds
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I missed my avian friends! I had to keep the feeder in since spring because the bears are hooligans. This might be too early, but I couldn't wait! #birds
Here it is. The cover of my book. The story of me, my beloved Jon, birds, the planet, love, loss, hanging in there, sobriety, and hiking. Publishing next May.
October 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Here it is. The cover of my book. The story of me, my beloved Jon, birds, the planet, love, loss, hanging in there, sobriety, and hiking. Publishing next May.
This is how I've been responding to scam texts. It's been so fun.
October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is how I've been responding to scam texts. It's been so fun.
I interviewed Elspeth Hay for @terrainorg.bsky.social. We talk about nut trees as a keystone species, the non-existent dividing line between humans and nature, prescribed burns, and how the land needs us as much as we need it (her/ them). Photo courtesy of Elspeth Hay. Link in next comment.
September 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I interviewed Elspeth Hay for @terrainorg.bsky.social. We talk about nut trees as a keystone species, the non-existent dividing line between humans and nature, prescribed burns, and how the land needs us as much as we need it (her/ them). Photo courtesy of Elspeth Hay. Link in next comment.
Say hello to my little friend. If you listen closely, his song goes something like this: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET FOOD AND AID INTO GAZA.
July 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Say hello to my little friend. If you listen closely, his song goes something like this: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET FOOD AND AID INTO GAZA.
What is time anyway
July 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What is time anyway
I don't have a picture of the young black bear I shooed away from the feeder this morning, but here's a rose breasted grosbeak who's grateful that I did.
July 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I don't have a picture of the young black bear I shooed away from the feeder this morning, but here's a rose breasted grosbeak who's grateful that I did.
The Senate GOP plans to sell off 3.3 million acres of public land. Call your Senators! This whole budget is about funneling money to the richest of the rich. I'm so fucking sick of the grift. #publiclands #budget #reconciliation
June 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Senate GOP plans to sell off 3.3 million acres of public land. Call your Senators! This whole budget is about funneling money to the richest of the rich. I'm so fucking sick of the grift. #publiclands #budget #reconciliation
Spring beauties! Trout lily leaves! Spring is happening! Save the date: May 1 we take to the streets. #constitutionalcrisis
April 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Spring beauties! Trout lily leaves! Spring is happening! Save the date: May 1 we take to the streets. #constitutionalcrisis
Fuck it. Here are two hellebore blooms that surprised me yesterday.
April 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Fuck it. Here are two hellebore blooms that surprised me yesterday.
Fuck it. Here's my cats.
April 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fuck it. Here's my cats.
From across the way
April 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From across the way
These two takes combined. Which is not to say that Trump and many others aren't very, very stupid, because they are.
April 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These two takes combined. Which is not to say that Trump and many others aren't very, very stupid, because they are.
Not a close-up, but I love this flock that's been hanging around my house. And...it's mating season!
April 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Not a close-up, but I love this flock that's been hanging around my house. And...it's mating season!