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Susan Cummins Miller
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Susan Cummins Miller – Pandemic Aubade, Sonoran Desert

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Vanessa Able

Susan Cummins Miller's poem grew out of her interaction with the Sonoran Desert, and the many months she spent in solitude and contemplation at The Desert House of Prayer in Arizona.

Tagged contemplation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, desert, pandemic, SolitudeLeave a comment
Kurt Cole Eidsvig
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Kurt Cole Eidsvig – Seasonal

April 20, 2020May 6, 2020 Vanessa Able

Kurt Cole Eidsvig's poem Seasonal is an ode to the goddess Persephone whose twin connections to both spring and death provide the framework for a personal connection to distance, love, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, isolation, Kurt Cole Eidsvig, Persephone, Seasonal, spring, touch1 Comment
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