Margarita V Alario
Margarita V Alario, PhD. is Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies and Political Sociology. She is the author of multiple articles in multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journals, and winner of international and national (USA) scholarly awards and grants.
Call for Essays: Visionary Spirit | Autumn Poetry, and More
featured image | 'Transformational Medicine' by Simon Haiduk
Kosmos Call for Essays & Other Works | Deadline 11/15/20
Visionary Spirit | How We Can Transition and Transform
Dear Reader,
Many of the essays we read today begin by enumerating the crises we are facing. Long-time Kosmos readers are already well-informed about the polycrisis. Some are experiencing loss directly – loss of loved…
Kosmos Autumn 2020 Gallery of Poets
Cynthia Anderson
Becoming Sequoia
To live for thousands of years,
you can’t be perturbed
by every insect or squirrel
or change in the weather.
When wildfire scorches
your skin, you heal and keep
going. Your intention protects
you like an amulet – you push
upward according to plan,
knuckled base nestled
against earth like a fist. You
follow the ways of a shaman,…
Our Collective Journey
Our quest to find purpose requires conscious alignment with our evolving, living Earth. When we allow Earth’s purpose to guide us, we know how to act in harmony with Life, and hope can blossom anew.
Mercy
“mercy. mercy. mercy,” the boy pleads
with the heavy weight of loss sitting on his chest
i kneel before the altar of his skin
& allow these ashes from burnt houses
to sink into my bones.
Horizontal Governance
By Tom Osher
We live within a field of possibilities, yet right now the challenges are monumental, and the stakes enormous.
The Sustainable Development Goals Begin with Mindset
We protect and develop what we cherish, what we feel part of and connected with. Therefore, how can we nurture three essential connections: with our inner being, our communities and Mother Nature?
Turning Our Crises Around from the Inside Out
By Kavita Byrd
Classically, in a rite of passage, there is a deep descent into the darkness, the heart of the unknown, and a return home, bearing its light and its gifts, healing and transformation. Today we are being called to make this passage, each in our own way, personally and collectively.
Epiphany | In the Know | Mapping
By Colin Greer
Why smoke gauloises in the rainforest
After the gotcha X Ray: frayed lung tissue,
Denuded woods, siamese disasters?
Living Radical Impermanence
By Gary Horvitz
The pace of change at the emerging edge of climate response, culture, politics and technology is so fast now it’s like we’re trying to build a raft as we hurtle down the rapids.