Hello! Welcome to my website. My name is Katharine Emlen and I am the writer / photographer behind The Poetry of Nature.

Nothing brings me greater joy than being outside in this beautiful world of ours. Nature, I find, provides the most wonderful canvas, no matter where you look. I have seen tremendous beauty in dying leaves, personalities hanging out in ditches, and remarkable compositions in the most unlikely of places.

Sometimes, I pretend I am an ant, because if I were an ant, those itty-bitty water drops would be pillows to rest upon, that blade of grass a slide, and the dew covered wheat, a jungle gym for play.

When I allow Nature to be sentient, I see all sorts of stories within her. It's no longer three drops of dew on a leaf, but a family of travelers, not just a twisted tendril, but a lover's embrace. Usually, I stumble upon these stories, and when I do, I hear a poem in my head. I write it down and include it with the image. This is why I call this my work, The Poetry of Nature. 

Thank you for stopping by! Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have, or to simply say hello and share a nature story!

~Katharine