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RH: I was walking in the woods near my home seeking solace in nature in this really difficult time when it felt like the world was really narrowing down. And I realized what I was missing most was spontaneity.
I turn to poetry I think because of its effect as distillation about really what I’ve learned from this last difficult year what’s really important and where you can find solace.
If I were a poet, I’d write a poem. But I’m not, so I turn to the late Loren Eiseley, who is one of the very wonderful, beautiful literary scientists. And I chose