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Earth Day serves as a time to both appreciate nature and interrogate our relationship with the natural world. This is exemplified in Into Green: Everyday Ways to Find and Lose Yourself in Nature, an urban gardening book written by Caro

It’s morning and the sun is shining into your bedroom, welcoming you to a new day. You stretch, yawn, and slowly make your way to your beloved bookshelf—you like to start your day by reading a poem or two. Only

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Happy National Poetry Month! This year marks the 26th anniversary of the month-long celebration, and this April is as important as ever. As we collectively cope with the stress of compounding societal changes, incorporating poetry into our lives can help

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