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15. Allison Adelle Hedge Coke — "When the Animals Leave this Place"

Subscribe to Chrysalis at https://www.johnfiege.earth/ Show notes: https://www.johnfiege.earth/15-alliso... 15. Allison Adelle Hedge Coke — "When the Animals Leave this Place" There is a line in Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s poem, “When the Animals Leave this Place,” that I find haunting: “They said no one belongs here.” She’s writing about land that used to flood cyclically but that settlers used for farms and pastures, against the advice of Indigenous elders and without regard for the seasonality of the rain. Embedded in these six words—“They said no one belongs here”—is the history of conquest and colonialism in America and the mentality of the control of nature, which, to this day, dominates our societal relationship to nature. The forces of nature and history and a deep knowledge of the land burst forth from Allison’s poem, along with a spirited and iconic crew of animals. Allison Adelle Hedge Coke is the author or editor of eighteen books and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. Her most recent book, Look at This Blue, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is currently Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California Riverside. This episode of Chrysalis is part of the Chrysalis Poets series. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other podcast platforms. Please rate, review, and share to help us spread the word!