Reviews

Here are reviews of my debut poetry collection Natural History (Graywolf Press, 2025). Selected by contest judge Natasha Trethewey as winner of the 2025 Cave Canem Prize, this blend of science and poetry was also named as one of the ten best science books of 2025 by Smithsonian Magazine in addition to being longlisted by PEN America for the 2026 Open Book Award. Readers in the US can purchase a copy here, and readers in Germany can purchase a copy here.

Brandon Kilbourne’s “Natural History” is a Meticulously Crafted Diorama by Mya Matteo Alexice. The Rumpus

The Emergence of Brandon Kilbourne’s Poetics in Natural History by Mikal Wix. West Trade Review

Brandon Kilbourne, Natural History: poems. rob mclennan blog