“The question that should scare us is, what will it take to make us collectively bring about this change?” she said. It was a reflection on history, the violence that we live with, and what the age requires, she said. In her version of the poem she thought of her children, she said, but it was also a wish for her students. So many had dealt with so much in recent years, being sick, caring for family members. I want the earth to be inviolable.”“It is a wish, or a prayer.”

Source: New York Times May 31, 2022 19:37 UTC