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Wanting Sumptuous Heavens

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A musing on unique human discontentment amidst the natural world.

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Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988–2000

Clifton’s poems owe a great deal to oral tradition. Her work is wonderfully musical and benefits greatly from being read aloud: “It is hard to remain human on a day/ when birds perch weeping/ in the trees and the squirrel eyes/ do not look away but the dog ones do/ in pity.

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How Do We Relax into an Investigation of Freedom? Ruth King / #Collectivetrauma Summit

Trailer for Ruth's appearance at 2020 Collective Trauma Summit.

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