Such a rich and generous essay. Thank you for pointing out Devin Kelly's gift for pointing out the treasures in daily observations, for your loving view of gardens, then for bringing it all home to the heartrending, soul-destroying, dangerous actions of our government and the passivity of the institutions entrusted "in loco parentis" with the well-being of students and the intellectual nurture of our nation. All of your quotations are gems I would not have mined for myself. I don't know how you could do all that in one essay, but am glad you did.
The failure of institutions to stand up for what they purportedly support is horrific. Sad times.
For those of us struggling, may poetry (as always) provide a balm to help us through, and give us the strength to stand up.
Beautiful and thought provoking as ever. Sad times we live in
Such a rich and generous essay. Thank you for pointing out Devin Kelly's gift for pointing out the treasures in daily observations, for your loving view of gardens, then for bringing it all home to the heartrending, soul-destroying, dangerous actions of our government and the passivity of the institutions entrusted "in loco parentis" with the well-being of students and the intellectual nurture of our nation. All of your quotations are gems I would not have mined for myself. I don't know how you could do all that in one essay, but am glad you did.
Notice, point, ask why.
They’re stomping on our snail shells.
Why unprotected?