Rich Stein (he/him)May 3

Small but meaningful: "Walt Whitman wrote famed poetry by this South Jersey lake. Now, it’s a nature preserve."

I am familiar with the location. It's subdued and scenic — no sweeping vistas. Intimate.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/laurel-lake-preserve-south-jersey-walt-whitman-20260501.html
#conservation #nature #Whitman #WaltWhitman #trees #NewJersey #SpecimenDays #TimberCreek

Walt Whitman wrote famed poetry by this South Jersey lake. Now, it’s a nature preserve.

The famed poet called Laurel Lake “the prettiest lake in either America or Europe.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Poetry NewsNov 25, 2022

Join us, Dec. 8th
For a virtual conversation
On this great novel

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/t-magazine/specimen-days-michael-cunningham-book-club.html

We’re Reading Michael Cunningham’s ‘Specimen Days’ With the Author

Join us Dec. 8 for a virtual conversation on this novel about love, yearning, transcendence and America.