[Oxford63] Fwd: Flyer for our Eco-Justice Poetry nite March 31st @6 PLUS ONE!

[Mary Hickok]

What a beautiful poem! Kate, you are involved in so many interesting things. I wish I lived closer so that I could visit the Preserve more easily. I looked up the website and very much enjoyed learning about it. ❤️


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On Sunday, March 21, 2021, 11:35 PM, Kate Chappell via oxford63 <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:







 Hello friends,Here is a program I am moderating to celebrate Earth Day, Poetry month and Women’s history month (March). Great lineup of poets! It is organized by the Planeteers of Southern Maine in partnership with the Kennebunk Library. I will be hosting and reading my poem, “With Rachel in Her Refuge.”Join if you can.Love,Kate

Kate Cheney ChappellP.O. Box 920Kennebunk, ME, 04043
www.katechappellartspace.com 
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From: andrea rothkimmich <arothkimmich at gmail.com>
Date: March 13, 2021 at 8:48:33 AM EST
To: Eco-Justice Project <ecojustice at splitthisrock.org>, Megan Grumbling <mgrumbling at hotmail.com>, meghansterling36 at gmail.com, natalie.dana at maine.edu, Katherine Cheney Chappell <katecheneychapell at icloud.com>, Kathleen Ellis <kathleen.ellis at maine.edu>
Subject: Flyer for our Eco-Justice Poetry nite March 31st @6 PLUS ONE!



Greetings, all.  'Hope you’re happy with this flyer and that you will share it with your circles (pods!)The EZ link to access the March 31st event is :  https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472
 







With Rachel in Her Refuge




But man is a part of nature,

and his war against nature 

is ultimately a war against himself.    – Rachel Carson







In this refuge named for you




trees topple now and lean




I see you in the shape of the land




your head to the east 




your sea-combed hair




spread across the marsh




your mouth the river’s mouth




your hands the estuary’s fingers




patient for spring




waiting as the blowdowns




erode your sides, slide and pull




the very earth of you oceanward.




Returning like sea water 




to salt pans, you wait




for the white-throat in the stillness




of snow falling on dry leaves,




wait for your voice to rise




through half a century’s abuse




into our time of wildfires




fracking    droughts    floods:




challenging man and his war




against nature once again,




a still small voice




still waiting to be heard.







——Kate Cheney Chappell




















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