Nature & Place Prize, 1st Place Winner: de arena & calce or: of sand & quicklime or: hydrangeas by Anna Newman
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We’re so excited to share this poem by 2022 Nature & Place Prize winner, Anna Newman! About Anna’s poem, the judge Amaud Johnson writes, “I know what the meek shall inherit, but maybe our lives are lesser when we hesitate…