Phil Fitzpatrick is almost always poetic, even when he's pessimistic.
He wrote in a recent column in the Duluth News Tribune:
"After years of trying to understand and solve climate change, there are new distractions, the pandemic being only the most existential. The economy, race relations, immigration, our divided country, gun violence, and more all add weight and gloom. But hanging over Earth like an increasingly sodden, ominous cloak of misery is the unrelenting warming of the atmosphere."
But Phil's not a guy to wallow in despair. He and local activist John Herold co-founded the Climate Emergency Poetryseries, and last Sunday's event featured student poets from local high schools and universities.
Sometimes a dose of young people's optimism and passion is just what you need.
You can watch the April Climate Emergency Poetry event here, and more information about the May 16th event will also be posted here as soon as it becomes available.
