Poem | Sometimes a Wild God
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Following the episodes on rewilding, I wanted to drive the message of wildness home with this spellbinding poem by Tom Hirons. It gives me chills every time I listen to it, remembering all the animals, all the chthonic forces, that we refuse to let in, the wild madness we long and thirst for, the shuddering pact we’ve made with this world before we were born. Read the poem on: https://www.lifeworld.earth/episodes/poemwildgod Photo credit: Francesco Sambo Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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