![]() ![]() The poem is fluid and may continue to ebb and flow on its way to becoming a book to be published by Toad Hall Editions. There are 432 voices and 2580 lines in this poem. By turning our hearts and faces toward the lake, we may also save ourselves. Although we know that even an epic poem cannot save the lake overnight, we believe in poetry's power to transform a culture of apathy and disdain into one defined by reverence for life. Poetry is a call to pay attention and what we attend to grows. ![]() We present this text as a polyphonic love-letter to our imperiled beloved. At over 2200 lines, the size of this poem is a prayer for Great Salt Lake's full restoration. By some reports,1700 square miles would be the size of the fully restored lake the lake bed is approximately 2200 square miles. Irreplaceable is a chorus of praise swelling with love for our Great Salt Lake. Twenty of the poets who offered their verses directly to the lake when we read irreplaceable on February 19th, 2022. ![]()
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