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  • On Oranges and Ownership

    On Oranges and Ownership

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    Holly Leary
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    What does it really mean to own a piece of Earth? Inspired by Black Elk Speaks, this reflective essay follows a walk, an orange, and a growing unease with the idea of land ownership. From ancient property systems to modern survey lines, it asks whether land can ever truly belong to us when water, roots,…

  • Poetry Unpacked: On Addiction

    Poetry Unpacked: On Addiction

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    Holly Leary
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    COLLAPSING GEOMETRIES (Click link for poem) “Sleepmonger, deathmonger, with capsules in my palms each night, eight at a time from sweet pharmaceutical bottles.” — Anne Sexton, “The Addict” Poetry Unpacked:  On Addiction  Anne Sexton’s phrasing – Sleepmonger – Deathmonger: her words feel like blood on my tongue. There is no romance in them, and no metaphor…

  • On Stars and People and People as Stars

    On Stars and People and People as Stars

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    Holly Leary
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    GRAVITAS OF GREATNESS (click for poem link) “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos Poetry Unpacked: On Stars and People and People as Stars…