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Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’

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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…

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Without Rights, NM’s Rivers Can Come Up Empty

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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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