<p><span style=color: rgba(105 105 105 1)>In his first full-length poetry collection&nbsp;</span><em style=color: rgba(105 105 105 1)>Natural Philosophies</em><span style=color: rgba(105 105 105 1)> Michael J. Leach grasps for truth and solace by embracing interdisciplinary perspectives and alternative meanings. The poems in this collection address the archaic term 'natural philosophy'-the philosophical study of nature and the universe-in past present and future contexts through the lenses of various natural science disciplines including botany zoology astronomy chemistry and medicine. Michael explores a range of urgent personal and public issues from climate change extinction and post-truth logic to assisted dying natural death and COVID-19 all the while pinpointing much-needed beauty across physical emotional and spiritual domains of existence.</span></p>