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Later, I learned that our forgetting of the parakeet had begun even before the species was extinct.

Christopher Cokinos

Curiosity began my journey, which led to regret, which brings me always to wonder and dedication.

Christopher Cokinos

This is the planet teeming, this place we've come to and will leave tomorrow, deepened for the long return but not the wedded reach, the losing touch of self to self, contented more or less and known not nearly well enough.

Christopher Cokinos

I read, for the first time, of the Carolina Parakeet-a North American parakeet whose green, yellow and reddish-orange plumage appeared vivacious and altogether quite wonderful. As stunning as I found the hawk-chased conures, this bird astounded me even more. That the Carolina Parakeet was extinct simply added to my amazement.

Christopher Cokinos

Christopher Cokinos

Christopher Cokinos

Born: 1963 (age 61)

Bio: Christopher Cokinos is an American poet and writer of nonfiction on nature and the environment.

Known for:

Bodies, of the Holocene (2013)
Killing seasons (1993)
Ppk06 Hope is the Thing with Feathers (2001)

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