Emilie Lygren

Emilie Lygren is a poet, educator, and facilitator who works in outdoor and nature education. She began an MFA in creative writing at MIU in 2022. Her debut poetry collection, What We Were Born For, won the 2021 Blue Light Book Award from Blue Light Press. Naomi Shihab Nye praised the book. She also co-wrote How to Teach Nature Journaling with John Muir Laws.