Read the introduction to AN ECLECTIC BESTIARY: ENCOUNTERS IN A MORE-THAN-HUMAN WORLD, edited by Birgit Spengler and Babette B. Tischleder. The essays, poetry, and visual art collected here consider the more-than-human cultures of our multispecies world. At a time when humanity’s impact has put our planet’s ecosystems into great jeopardy, the book explores literary, sonic, and visual imaginaries that feature encounters between and across a variety of living creatures.