i, nemophile

~ debut poetry collection, November 2023 ~

I fell away in the forest

and no one heard.

nemophile, n.: a lover of forests, groves, woodlands

four seasons
sixty-one poems

Find it in Sooke: at the Sooke Region Museum gift shop, the Sooke Arts Council Gallery gift shop, or directly (contact me for details)

Find it in Victoria: at Russell Books and Munro’s Books

‘A new lyric voice of depth and intelligence.’

~ Jan Zwicky, Governor General’s Award-winning poet, author of Songs for Relinquishing the Earth and The Long Walk

’Allie Picketts finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, combining an economy of words with her world of music to create unique immersive poetry. I got a wonderful sense of forest!’

~ C. E. M. Winstanley, author of Bits of String & Thread – a tapestry of poems

‘A beautiful collection that is as effortlessly elegant as a moss-hung cedar and as restful as summer twilight. Words to savour and often return to—highly recommended.’

~ Heather Fawcett, internationally bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series

‘Allie Picketts has a gift for deep noticing and absorbing the world around her. Her poems in i, nemophile form a connection with the reader, immersing them in the intense green of the Pacific coastal rainforest of Vancouver Island. The experience evokes familiar emotions and clear imagery, while opening our eyes and senses to her delightfully fresh view. She invites you along to creep into the hedgerow, peering out in awe at the magnificence of the trees and world, or to stare deep within the chambers of her own heart.’

~ DK Eve, winner of the Federation of BC Writers short fiction prize, 2022