30 min
The Island As She Rises
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- Society & Culture
“It’s not the same, knowing the theory of climate disaster, and then actually living through it.”
There is a fissure on the island of Puerto Rico-- one widened in the wake of massive storms, earthquakes, COVID, and quickened by the dizzying pace of climate change.
In this episode, bilingual poet Raquel Salas Rivera finds hope in a poem titled “nota para una amiga que desea suicidarse después del huracán” and tells us about the ripples of trauma Maria left behind. Local activist Amira Odeh recalls being unable to recognize her own home after the storm and how she’s working to rebuild PR.
“It’s not the same, knowing the theory of climate disaster, and then actually living through it.”
There is a fissure on the island of Puerto Rico-- one widened in the wake of massive storms, earthquakes, COVID, and quickened by the dizzying pace of climate change.
In this episode, bilingual poet Raquel Salas Rivera finds hope in a poem titled “nota para una amiga que desea suicidarse después del huracán” and tells us about the ripples of trauma Maria left behind. Local activist Amira Odeh recalls being unable to recognize her own home after the storm and how she’s working to rebuild PR.
30 min