Jennifer Oakes is a poet and novelist. Her most recent book of poems, We Can’t Tell if the Constellations Love Us (42 Miles Press) won the 42 Miles Poetry Prize. Her previous books of poems were awarded the Brittingham Prize and the Four Lakes Prize. Jennifer is a former recipient of the PEN Northwest Wilderness Writing Residency and a contributing editor for Solstice Literary Magazine. A Minnesota native, Jennifer now lives in Seattle, Washington.
Contribution to Humans & Nature
- “Orectic,” a poem in Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature (Humans & Nature Press, 2026).
