When Poetic Justice Meets Life

I wrote a new post over at LitDrift.com about the Russian wildfires that are currently raging and their weird connection to poetry.

Here’s an excerpt:

Russia is on fire. The unprecedented heat wave in much of the Northern Hemisphere means that temperatures in and around Moscow this summer have reached record highs. On top of that, much of the Russian lands are covered in peat (due to natural vegetation but also bad Soviet agricultural practices) which is now lighting on fire along with the dried-out trees.

Voronezh, a city several hundred miles south of Moscow known for its fertile black earth, is now partially charred (see a photograph here).

Check out the rest of the post here!