Local View: With time running out, poetry can help counter climate change, too
From the column: Twin Ports poets take seriously their role as protectors of and spokespersons for the Earth.
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Phil Fitzpatrick | ×
When University of Minnesota Duluth senior Stine Myrah needs a break from working on behalf of people, the Earth, and the climate, she goes down to Gitchigumi. Myrah has a symbiotic relationship with her surroundings. She advocates for people and planet tirelessly, and simultaneously she takes sustenance from them.
In her poem, “Cradled by Gaia,” she rhapsodizes about how our seasons and scenery inspire her: