npm 23: i am a hearth of spiders these days: a nest of trying

 

The title is a line from "Dead Stars" by Ada Limon that absolutely slays me.

I am a hearth of spiders these days: a nest of trying

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My project for NPM 2022:

 

This month I'm making "human stories to move human beings.  Human stories are more powerful for inciting action than counting carbon or detailing melting glaciers." (Favianna Rodriguez, from her essay "Harnessing Cultural Power," in ALL WE CAN SAVE.)

 

1 A tribute to those who keep writing poetry in the face of climate calamity

2 Gratitude for those who take the time to fix things

3 A musical listing of not nearly all the women featured in this book

4 An observation of those considering climate-friendly human habitats

5 A comparison of beaver wisdom with human attempts to control water & fire

6 A reading of the intro to THE OVERSTORY: listening to trees 

7 A celebration of how young children still understand that they are animals on the planet 

8, 9,10 A trumpet in 3 emails about the power of women to lead change on a grand scale  

11 An exhortation to little girls to step in line behind those women who are leading on policy    

12 A view of our intelligent, anxious human story about survival gone mad, and a new narrative   

14 A pause to take a breath  

15 A consideration (again) of the special challenge of Being Human on the planet   

18 A tribute to Mayapples and the multiplicity of climate organizations out there doing the work  

19 A sashay down the catwalk in a superhero supermodel cape

22 An Earth Day exhortation: D.E.A.R. Time (don't be me, be WE)