The Pollination Field

by Kim Fahner

Kim Fahner’s The Pollination Field is a poetic foray into the literal and metaphorical world of bees, but it also includes an exploration of other pollinators—bats, beetles, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and even humans. In these poems, Fahner continues with her poetic observation and documentation of how the human world impacts the environment, but also incorporates myth and feminism in her consideration of how women evolve over time.

Genres: Poetry

141 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2025

Reviews

[Sheelagh Caygill · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Pollination Field takes readers into the mysterious world of bees, literally and metaphorically. I was completely absorbed when reading The Pollination Field, in part because of Kim’s beautiful interweaving of multiple themes and the writing, which is lush and sensory. The poems explore themes of death, grief, rebirth, nature's power, primordial connection, and the nature of queenship and community. Kim weaves in myth and feminism, and grave concerns about how humans are impacting the environment. The Pollination Field is a remarkable achievement because it is like a complex honeycomb in which each cell, like each poem, may hold a sweet memory or a bitter truth.

[Devon Millard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't read a lot of poetry these days, but I did enjoy it. It was very reflective, and I felt as though I got a very personal and intimate glimpse into the author's life, as well as many facts about bees and their like.