This story aired in the May 22, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents.
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It’s a tough go to really bring home what global warming will inevitably bring to the planet, let alone find something encouraging in what’s left. But that’s the job of the poet – to bring broad phenomena down to a personal level. In "This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse," Nationally acclaimed poet and author Mary Mackey, does just that.