A version of this poem was created for the Environmental Grantmakers Association Annual Retreat, September, 2014

By Michelle Otero

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Michelle Otero is the poet laureate of Albuquerque (2018–2020) and the author of the forthcoming Bosque (UNM Press, 2021). Originally from Deming, New Mexico, she holds a bachelor of arts in history from Harvard College and an master of fine arts in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.