Mothering the Earth, Weathering the World

How do we raise children — and care for ourselves — while living on a planet in crisis? In this poignant conversation, poets Rachel Richardson and Cecily Parks explore the entangled themes of motherhood, ecological grief, and resilience in the face of environmental unraveling. Drawing from their latest collections, Smother and The Seeds, they confront the intimate terrain of domestic life set against the backdrop of fire, flood, and decay. With lyricism and urgency, these writers ask what it means to nurture, resist, and imagine new growth in a world that so often feels hostile to both bodies and gardens.