Sharing Tree Space involves partnering with Hot Springs National Park Rangers, Interpreters, and scientists to lead BIPOC and LGBTQ+ high school students on educational wonder hikes focusing on specific natural world elements and writing poetry in the wild with them. The mission of this project is to engage them with the natural world, to facilitate community, and for marginalized youth to be seen, respected, held, and heard in their own personal authentic voices and valid experiences, thus combating societal and legislative erasures

This anthology captures the poetry which was born from the hikes and photos of the community of students, ROOTS, Rangers, all under the guidance of Hot Springs Poet Laureate Kai Coggin. This is more than an anthology; it is  an enduring reminder of the power of poetry.