Nell Smith

Contemplating Shells: Plate 12 from William H. Emory’s Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (1848-1855) | Thin Air Magazine (print) | 2019

This Ground | Vagabond City | Jan 15, 2019

Tidal Desert | Hawk & Whippoorwill | Winter 2018

Mudsoft, Hardtack | Sky Island Journal | Fall 2018

Ode To A Rock Dove | Entropy: the birds | Oct 1, 2018 (pdf)

Grafting | the Aurorean (print) | Spring 2018 (pdf)

To Combat Loneliness | Alligator Juniper (print) | 2015
— Finalist for Alligator Juniper’s National Poetry Contest

Multimedia & Collaborations

Writing
Microbestiary — I wrote four commissioned poems on specific microbes for the bestiary, a project from Erin Bentley that highlights the complexity, variety, and beauty of microbes and their interactions through accessible information, art, and imaginative responses.

The Telepoem Booth — Several of my poems were selected for inclusion in the public art piece, the Telepoem Booth, a 1970s phone booth that one can dial-a-poem. Recorded and produced by Elizabeth Hellstern. These poems were exhibited in Flagstaff and Mesa, Arizona from March 2016 to October 2017.

Audio
Wyoming Public Media — During a podcast internship in 2019, I contributed to conceptual brainstorming sessions; contacted and interviewed subjects using various recording equipment; edited audio; and gave and received feedback during editorial sessions, including for HumaNature Episode 64: Migrations.

Photography
My photography has been featured in Orion Magazine‘s Murmuration Section, Camas Magazine, and The Fourth River as well as in newsletters, blogs, and social media for organizations and non-profits including the National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute (Project Puffin), Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, the Laramie Audubon Society, and others. See below for a sample of my photographs and illustration.