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Elegy at the End of a Beach Walk
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Elegy at the End of a Beach Walk

Issue 135: 17 March 2022

Elegy at the End of a Beach Walk

By Editor| 2022-03-06T12:30:12-08:00 March 17th, 2022|Categories: Issue 135: 17 March 2022|Tags: Ellen Girardeau Kempler, plastic pollution, microplastic pollution, Poetry|

By Ellen Girardeau Kempler Heat buffets us seaward. Sunburn sends us home. We trail wakes of bags & butts clamshell packages & coffee cups. Styrofoam seeds sprout like alien plants neoprene petals band aid leaves. Straws take root in tangled kelp. Saltwater & sun degrade. Waves & currents take away. Great Garbage Patch. Undersea pyre. [...]

Americans are rushing around stocking up on toilet paper
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Americans are rushing around stocking up on toilet paper

Issue 113: 25 June 2020

Americans are rushing around stocking up on toilet paper

By Editor| 2020-11-06T16:09:26-08:00 June 25th, 2020|Categories: Issue 113: 25 June 2020|Tags: Poetry, climate crisis, COVID-19, Marcy Rae Henry, carona virus, stockpiling tp, privilege, plastic pollution|

By Marcy Rae Henry In Himalayan India we used leaves buckets of water and our hands Best-selling tampons have applicators because Americans are afraid to touch themselves In Himalayan India we didn’t have tampons We used rags and pads but didn’t touch each other’s hands to say hello When wiping with leaves [...]