Poets, Beavers and Cities
Two podcasts from last week highlighted
differing attitudes toward urban life.
I was listening to a few podcasts this weekend, and
I was struck by an odd contrast between two of
them.
The latest episode from The Poetry Foundation (March 8, 2007) had the title Get Me Out of Here, and included readings of "Subway Seethe" by J. Allyn Rosser and "Chant" by Tom Sleigh. Both poems expressed frustration with troublesome behaviors that are part of life in cities.
In contrast to this distaste for urban life, the latest episode (March 7, 2007) of Science Talk from Scientific American presented details about the recent discovery that, for the first time in about 200 years, a wild beaver is living in New York City. More specifically, a beaver has built a lodge on a part of the Bronx River that happens to be on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo (but the zoo has no beavers in its collection, so this is not an escapee). The WIldlife Conservation Society has more details and photos available.
The latest episode from The Poetry Foundation (March 8, 2007) had the title Get Me Out of Here, and included readings of "Subway Seethe" by J. Allyn Rosser and "Chant" by Tom Sleigh. Both poems expressed frustration with troublesome behaviors that are part of life in cities.
In contrast to this distaste for urban life, the latest episode (March 7, 2007) of Science Talk from Scientific American presented details about the recent discovery that, for the first time in about 200 years, a wild beaver is living in New York City. More specifically, a beaver has built a lodge on a part of the Bronx River that happens to be on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo (but the zoo has no beavers in its collection, so this is not an escapee). The WIldlife Conservation Society has more details and photos available.
Posted: Mon - March 12, 2007 at 07:27 PM by email
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