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The Insect-Poets

Posted on May 19, 2024 by jillbpearlman

In all the extravagant noise about cicadas – co-emergence of different “broods” numbering in the trillions, Brood XIX and Brood XIII named like two massive gangs — does anyone hear poetry?  It could be a giant poetry slam – sound coming … Continue reading →

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ACCEPTING THE DISASTER

Posted on May 27, 2015 by jillbpearlman

Seas rose, and threatened to deluge our lowlands and isthmuses. Our western forests turned to furnaces. Equinoctial dust stopped up our sinuses. Whole species vanished, and, each month, one or two more languages. And the temples burned with heartfelt pointless … Continue reading →

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