Letter to America
by Alison Hawthorne Deming
Click button above to hear Alison Hawthorne Deming read this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format.
Territory Drive
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Cross Country:
Julie Swarstad Johnson and
Patricia Colleen Murphy in Conversation
“When I moved to Arizona from Ohio, I was struck by the feeling that humans had no business living in this climate.”
Introduction
In giving ... Read More...
Unsprawl:
The Community of Civano
Tucson, Arizona
The Community of Civano located in Tucson, Arizona is a New Urbanist, 270-acre neighborhood designed and built using principles of sustainability, including reduced energy and potable water usage.
Remembering Origins
by Susan Feathers
Click button above to hear Susan Feathers read this novel excerpt, or click here to download poem in .mp3 format.
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Letter to America
by Pamela Uschuk
After the Election We Watch the Super Moon Rise over the Rincon Mountains
The mountains are burning and we cannot sleep.
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Ocotillo
by Maya L. Kapoor
Fouquieria splendens Illustration by Paul Mirocha. Maya L. Kapoor's "Ocotillo" is an excerpt from The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Fie... Read More...
Two Poems
by John Willson
Click button above to play audio for this poem, including the poet's introduction, or click here to download in .mp3 format.American TollPark Se... Read More...
Chubasco
by Ken Lamberton
Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Mount Lemmon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
On the nape of 9,157-foot Mount Lemmon, highest pe... Read More...
Beyond the Border: Cultivating Loyalty to Place
by Lorne Daniel
Guest Editorial Click button above to play audio for this editorial, or click here to download in .mp3 format. Recently I have taken to much... Read More...
The Bighorn’s Dilemma
by Melissa L. Sevigny
How environmentalists, sportsmen, and Arizona officials put aside their differences for the benefit of a mountain.
The project began ... Read More...
Review: The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus
The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus: The 100 Best Paddles, Barrels, Columns, and Globes By Scott Calhoun Timber Press 2012 I moved to the desert... Read More...
Tucson BioBlitz uncovers diversity in the desert
Standing under the sun on a 110-degree day in Tucson, it’s easy to assume the Sonoran Desert is a hostile, lifeless place. But, venture into the hil... Read More...
