2025
Desert
Shelton observes moon, wind, stones, mountains and a hidden scorpion as participants in an ancient desert order. By remaining in that landscape, the speaker hopes eventually to exchange language for a deeper form of understanding.
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2025
Land Alive
Chorlton imagines the desert landscape as a thinking presence whose roads, rocks, animals, shadows and canyons pose questions that exceed ordinary human answers.