Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’
12.6.24 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” In conversation with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus, Camp talks about her new book and a project that brings “epic poetry” to communities across the state. She also reads from her new book, “Worn Smooth Between Devourings,” and…
Read MoreWithout Rights, NM’s Rivers Can Come Up Empty
12.6.24 – In New Mexico, rivers lack rights to their own waters, which means that when dry times strike — or people are unwilling to share — rivers run dry. “Water in New Mexico is managed on what’s called the priority administration system … it’s a system of extraction,” says Paul Tashjian with Audubon Southwest.…
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