Aimee Nezhukumatathil
@nezhukumatathil.bsky.social
🇵🇭🇮🇳 roller-skater since I was ten • school supplies • gardens • bioluminescence • axolotls • Buckeye • NYT bestselling author • NIGHT OWL (Ecco, Spring 26) [please note: Bluesky is banned in Mississippi(!) where I live so I'm only on when traveling]
I mean, there are luna moths.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I mean, there are luna moths.
Cover reveal: NIGHT OWL (Ecco) March 31, 2026. 5th book of poems, 4th book in eight years. Nature poems like you’ve never seen. Pre-order in link below! 🦉
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cover reveal: NIGHT OWL (Ecco) March 31, 2026. 5th book of poems, 4th book in eight years. Nature poems like you’ve never seen. Pre-order in link below! 🦉
crawl today, fly tomorrow (or in a few weeks) 🐛
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
crawl today, fly tomorrow (or in a few weeks) 🐛
Perhaps you might need to see a picture of my rescue dog, River Pearl, in my garden. 2 years ago she was found wandering the streets of Chattanooga and no one claimed her. Until I wrote a letter to her shelter to say why I’d give her the very best life. She’s named after the state gem of Tennessee.
August 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Perhaps you might need to see a picture of my rescue dog, River Pearl, in my garden. 2 years ago she was found wandering the streets of Chattanooga and no one claimed her. Until I wrote a letter to her shelter to say why I’d give her the very best life. She’s named after the state gem of Tennessee.
highly recommend going on a 10++ mile state hike with a pal in these last August weeks of cicada and wildflower stars
(pic of Ross and I at Hocking Hills State Park)
(pic of Ross and I at Hocking Hills State Park)
August 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
highly recommend going on a 10++ mile state hike with a pal in these last August weeks of cicada and wildflower stars
(pic of Ross and I at Hocking Hills State Park)
(pic of Ross and I at Hocking Hills State Park)
Good morning from this Gulf fritillary caterpillar in my garden. By evening they’ll almost certainly be in a cocoon.
August 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Good morning from this Gulf fritillary caterpillar in my garden. By evening they’ll almost certainly be in a cocoon.
In case you needed to see something lovely: here’s Grand Prismatic Spring (Yellowstone NP) in Wyoming. National Parks are some of the best things about this country. See them and support the rangers and NP staff when you can, especially this summer.
July 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In case you needed to see something lovely: here’s Grand Prismatic Spring (Yellowstone NP) in Wyoming. National Parks are some of the best things about this country. See them and support the rangers and NP staff when you can, especially this summer.
Will simply never get over the dazzle of seeing passion fruit flowering in the swelter of my summer garden
July 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Will simply never get over the dazzle of seeing passion fruit flowering in the swelter of my summer garden
Mississippi! The last night of my season of being a firefly guide for Mississippi State Parks is tonight! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/snappysyncs
June 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mississippi! The last night of my season of being a firefly guide for Mississippi State Parks is tonight! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/snappysyncs
one of my fave spring native plants and bees love it soooo much: virginia sweetspire (blowing in the wind thus the blurry pic)
May 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
one of my fave spring native plants and bees love it soooo much: virginia sweetspire (blowing in the wind thus the blurry pic)
NIGHT OWL, Ecco 2026.
Nature poems like you’ve never seen before 🦉
So excited for you to see what kinds of poems I’ve been cooking up the past seven years. Coming from the incredible team led by the incomparable Sarah Murphy at @eccobooks.bsky.social Spring 2026.
Nature poems like you’ve never seen before 🦉
So excited for you to see what kinds of poems I’ve been cooking up the past seven years. Coming from the incredible team led by the incomparable Sarah Murphy at @eccobooks.bsky.social Spring 2026.
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NIGHT OWL, Ecco 2026.
Nature poems like you’ve never seen before 🦉
So excited for you to see what kinds of poems I’ve been cooking up the past seven years. Coming from the incredible team led by the incomparable Sarah Murphy at @eccobooks.bsky.social Spring 2026.
Nature poems like you’ve never seen before 🦉
So excited for you to see what kinds of poems I’ve been cooking up the past seven years. Coming from the incredible team led by the incomparable Sarah Murphy at @eccobooks.bsky.social Spring 2026.
W O N D E R bite: you might need to know that kwanzan cherries trees are blooming right now in Mississippi. Such a confection! That color tho!
April 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
W O N D E R bite: you might need to know that kwanzan cherries trees are blooming right now in Mississippi. Such a confection! That color tho!
I mean…come on, redbud tree! How I love your cauliflory: when you burst blooms out of your TRUNK. Like, helloooo SPRiNG! 🌸
March 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I mean…come on, redbud tree! How I love your cauliflory: when you burst blooms out of your TRUNK. Like, helloooo SPRiNG! 🌸
Hello from Copenhagen, where I attended and did a talk for the nature doc OBSERVER, that just had its world premiere! Gorgeous town, and yes, gorgeous pastries. Trailer below!
March 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hello from Copenhagen, where I attended and did a talk for the nature doc OBSERVER, that just had its world premiere! Gorgeous town, and yes, gorgeous pastries. Trailer below!
Good morning from all 6lbs of River Pearl Parsons. ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Good morning from all 6lbs of River Pearl Parsons. ☘️
look at all these new stanzas ☁️
March 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
look at all these new stanzas ☁️
Recently a college student emailed and reminded me I said this 3 years ago when I visited her school. Still true. Let’s not get lost. 🌳 🌲 🌳 🌲
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Recently a college student emailed and reminded me I said this 3 years ago when I visited her school. Still true. Let’s not get lost. 🌳 🌲 🌳 🌲
a little 🦝 🧼 💕 for today:
February 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
a little 🦝 🧼 💕 for today:
Let’s goooooo! My wardrobe in Atlanta for the next 24 hrs:
January 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Let’s goooooo! My wardrobe in Atlanta for the next 24 hrs:
Hiii! This is literally what I do when I'm not writing poems. ✨ 🌳
January 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Hiii! This is literally what I do when I'm not writing poems. ✨ 🌳
Nashville! See you tonight at Vanderbilt! ⭐️
January 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Nashville! See you tonight at Vanderbilt! ⭐️
Stargazing with pals in a national park for your birthday? 10/10 Highly recommend. ✨
(pic below is from Death Valley NP)
(pic below is from Death Valley NP)
January 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Stargazing with pals in a national park for your birthday? 10/10 Highly recommend. ✨
(pic below is from Death Valley NP)
(pic below is from Death Valley NP)
okay i tried my hand at these WORLD OF WONDERS snowflakes, and I’m shook they are so dang cute. I mean look at that cool snowflake, COME ON!
December 19, 2024 at 4:10 AM
okay i tried my hand at these WORLD OF WONDERS snowflakes, and I’m shook they are so dang cute. I mean look at that cool snowflake, COME ON!
Don’t settle for anyone who doesn’t make you feel like you wrote a good omelet.
RIP Nikki Giovanni
RIP Nikki Giovanni
December 10, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Don’t settle for anyone who doesn’t make you feel like you wrote a good omelet.
RIP Nikki Giovanni
RIP Nikki Giovanni