Elizabeth J. Coleman
@elizabethjcoleman.bsky.social
Poet, attorney, mindfulness teacher, guitarist, collage artist, environmental advocate. Editor, HERE: Poems for the Planet, Copper Canyon Press, 2019. Two poetry collections from Spuyten Duyvil Press. On Insta, Threads, Twitter, Facebook.
Please check out the poem & the whole beautiful issue: www.theheadlightreview.com/pieces/volum...
On the 56th Anniversary of My Father’s Death — The Headlight Review
I decide to join the resistance against negativity. / To celebrate that cancer is a chronic illness now. / And that an old family friend will be able to live / with his blood cancer, stage four.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Marjorie Tesser, Jennifer Martelli and Cindy Veach were terrific and generous co-hosts.
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You can buy a print copy for $18 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo…
Or the PDF copy for $5 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo���
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May 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Marjorie Tesser, Jennifer Martelli and Cindy Veach were terrific and generous co-hosts.
You can buy a print copy for $18 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo…
Or the PDF copy for $5 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo���
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You can buy a print copy for $18 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo…
Or the PDF copy for $5 here: merliterary.com/product/mer-mo���
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were two launch events with over 50 participating writers.
MER 23 Launch I. youtu.be/1W05WnyO4Ec?si…
MER 23 Launch II youtu.be/UJydu8tsqUk?si���
(Note that this was the second of two readings.)
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MER 23 Launch I. youtu.be/1W05WnyO4Ec?si…
MER 23 Launch II youtu.be/UJydu8tsqUk?si���
(Note that this was the second of two readings.)
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MER 23 Launch I
YouTube video by MER - Mom Egg Review
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May 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
were two launch events with over 50 participating writers.
MER 23 Launch I. youtu.be/1W05WnyO4Ec?si…
MER 23 Launch II youtu.be/UJydu8tsqUk?si���
(Note that this was the second of two readings.)
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MER 23 Launch I. youtu.be/1W05WnyO4Ec?si…
MER 23 Launch II youtu.be/UJydu8tsqUk?si���
(Note that this was the second of two readings.)
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This #poetrymonth, let’s let poetry inspire us with call to hearts & minds for hope & action to protect Earth & its inhabitants. Youth poet Lauryn Brown wrote (HERE: Poems for the Planet @CopperCanyonPrs 2019), “Nature has a voice/If only you’d listen.” @DalaiLama @UCSUSA
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April 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This #poetrymonth, let’s let poetry inspire us with call to hearts & minds for hope & action to protect Earth & its inhabitants. Youth poet Lauryn Brown wrote (HERE: Poems for the Planet @CopperCanyonPrs 2019), “Nature has a voice/If only you’d listen.” @DalaiLama @UCSUSA
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In this #Earthweek2025, let’s not let the various crises we face in our democracy deter us from working to address the greatest existential crisis modern humans have faced press.un.org/en/2021/sc14...
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Climate Change ‘Biggest Threat Modern Humans Have Ever Faced’, World-Renowned Naturalist Tells Security Council, Calls for Greater Global Cooperation | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Climate change is a “crisis multiplier” that has profound implications for international peace and stability, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council today, amid calls for deep pa...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In this #Earthweek2025, let’s not let the various crises we face in our democracy deter us from working to address the greatest existential crisis modern humans have faced press.un.org/en/2021/sc14...
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we celebrated #EarthDay2025 yesterday, while continuing to grapple with the devastating impact of the current Administration’s actions on the health of our planet, and its inhabitants insideclimatenews.org/project/trum...
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Trump 2.0 - Inside Climate News
From his first moments in office, President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency, unleashed oil and gas drilling, targeted climate enforcement, excised environmental justice protections a...
insideclimatenews.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
we celebrated #EarthDay2025 yesterday, while continuing to grapple with the devastating impact of the current Administration’s actions on the health of our planet, and its inhabitants insideclimatenews.org/project/trum...
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we celebrated #EarthDay2025 yesterday, while continuing to grapple with the devastating impact of the current Administration’s actions on the health of our planet, and its inhabitants insideclimatenews.org/project/trum...
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Trump 2.0 - Inside Climate News
From his first moments in office, President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency, unleashed oil and gas drilling, targeted climate enforcement, excised environmental justice protections a...
insideclimatenews.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
we celebrated #EarthDay2025 yesterday, while continuing to grapple with the devastating impact of the current Administration’s actions on the health of our planet, and its inhabitants insideclimatenews.org/project/trum...
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In this time, I think it’s essential we think of “hope” as an action verb: bulletin.kenyon.edu/article/hope-i…
As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.” 3/3
As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.” 3/3
https://bulletin.kenyon.edu/article/hope-i…
March 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In this time, I think it’s essential we think of “hope” as an action verb: bulletin.kenyon.edu/article/hope-i…
As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.” 3/3
As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.” 3/3
Malaysian poet Cecil Rajendra wrote in “My Message” (Here: Poems for the Planet @CopperCanyonPrs @DalaiLama @UCSUSA)
“…I want my poems/to leap out from the page/rip off the covers of my books and march forthrightly to/that sea of somnolent humanity…”
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“…I want my poems/to leap out from the page/rip off the covers of my books and march forthrightly to/that sea of somnolent humanity…”
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March 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Malaysian poet Cecil Rajendra wrote in “My Message” (Here: Poems for the Planet @CopperCanyonPrs @DalaiLama @UCSUSA)
“…I want my poems/to leap out from the page/rip off the covers of my books and march forthrightly to/that sea of somnolent humanity…”
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“…I want my poems/to leap out from the page/rip off the covers of my books and march forthrightly to/that sea of somnolent humanity…”
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