What Poetry Does For Us The news of poetry and Amanda Gorman and her inaugural poem this week reminded us to be aware of poetry. Too often we don’t give poetry a second thought. It hasn’t really found its place in our modern Western culture. Lots of us know poetry exists, but don’t really give […]
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In honor of the US return to the Paris Climate Accords, I’m considering a modern classic. In 1962 Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring became a powerful part of the environmental movement. Reading this formidable work reminded me, in 2021, so much time has passed since we started poisoning our world there’s few folks left who remember
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When the world initiated the pandemic lockdown, liveaboard boaters and cruisers pondered how we’d handle this quarantine. In the grand scheme of things, living on a boat during the pandemic didn’t turn out to be any different than living in a house.
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Tangier Island, listed on the US National Registry of Historic Places, is a unique corner of past, present, and what little future it has left. The Virginia island may disappear someday if sea levels rise to what is expected to be too high. The Watermen who have long called this place home share a unique
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The Wye River is a hidden gem behind Eastern Bay, between Kent Island and St. Michaels. A good number of people pass it by without giving is a second thought, as it’s along the way to other destination spots. Along the Wye and the Wye East Rivers you’ll find many of the views the Chesapeake is famous for;
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