Describing the slaughter of the buffalo herds by whites, Mary Oliver draws on Sioux religion to imagine them as not altogether gone.
Tag Archives: Nature
Rain Soft as the Fall of Moccasins
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An ABC of Radical Ecology
Scott Bates’s ABC of Radical Ecology calls for us to keep fighting to save the environment.
Beasts of the Southern Wild–Our Future?
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” points to the devastation coastal communities can expect from climate change.
Summertime and the Living Is Easy
An afternoon spent in a friend’s boat brought to mind Huck and Jim watching the Mississippi River.
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A Summer Moment of Perfect Being
Li Po’s poem captures the joys of a summer hike in the mountains.
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Dream of Wild Horses
French poet Frédéric Mistral dreams of wild horses breaking free of civilization’s fetters.
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A Snake That Refused To Be Used
This Scott Bates looks at Pentecostal snake handlers from the snake’s point of view.
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Yield to the Perfect Whole, Upend Your Life
To find a sense of deep connectedness, Emerson tell us we can’t cling to fragments.
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The Day Rabbits Attacked Napoleon
In honor of upcoming Earth Day, I share a poem based on an actual incidents where hundred of rabbits released to be hunted by Napoleon turned on the emperor’s party and routed them.
