Tuning Up

Birds of a Feather

It’s not hard to see ourselves in the majestic, mysterious great blue heron

By Danusha Laméris | September 1, 2022
Illustration by Eric Hanson
Illustration by Eric Hanson
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Danusha Laméris’s most recent poetry collection is Blade by Blade. She is also the author of The Moons of August and Bonfire Opera, winner of a Northern California Book Award. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, The New York Times, Prairie Schooner, Ploughshares, The Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere.

 

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