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    In My Garden
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    In My Garden

    by Ruben Mesa At the front of my house I planted some peas To try and help out the neighborhood bees. They went in the ground, And I...
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    Be Like a Seed
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Be Like a Seed

    by Richard Ekeng Ita Lying deserted inside the quiet ground Relying solely on the climate found Plying its trade without cause to worry...
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    On Preparation for a Life in Theatre [1]
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    On Preparation for a Life in Theatre [1]

    by Judi Moore Latta On Graduation to Your Future. (To Jaz) 5/22/20. (Three days before the murder of George Floyd) You walked into our...
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    ALVERJAS (Pisum sativum)
    • May 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    ALVERJAS (Pisum sativum)

    by Pilar Santamaría Motta Las arvejas, además de llegar a mi infancia como rodantes, divertidas y gustosas acompañantes de sopas y...
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    To the Torch Plant on my Shelf:
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    To the Torch Plant on my Shelf:

    by Emma Meng If I could count the days Your prickles caught my gaze And I thought to myself Up on that bare bookshelf Do you need some...
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    Tuliptree
    • May 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tuliptree

    by Steph Jeffries Stop whatever you are doing. Go outside, right now, Before sunlight lifts the morning dew And the air is still...
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    Ode on a Green Tomato
    • Aug 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ode on a Green Tomato

    (A play on Keat’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn”) by Bonnie McGill I. Thou still unripened bride of sunshine Thou foster child of the South Your...
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    The Fragrance of Milkweed
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Fragrance of Milkweed

    By Kathi Bletz Plant love memories draw me back to a rocky island in Muscongus Bay. Sunlight slices through the morning fog warming the...
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    Dusk to Dawn: an ephemeral love story
    • May 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    Dusk to Dawn: an ephemeral love story

    by José Olivarez and Krissa Skogen The following are a series of poems written and performed by poet José Olivarez and scientist Krissa...
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    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla

    Pilar Santamaría Motta Los verdaderos guerreros no suelen usar cascos ni armas, sino semillas y tiempo... Dodonaea viscosa, Hayuelo...
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