tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157521054386461586.post856414389246761046..comments2024-02-20T08:00:52.702-05:00Comments on Bad NDNS: Split This Rock! 2018: Three Days in a Poet's (almost) UtopiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157521054386461586.post-19913329347811198082018-04-24T14:46:24.776-04:002018-04-24T14:46:24.776-04:00Thank you for this beautiful blog post, Deborah. F...Thank you for this beautiful blog post, Deborah. For its richness and openness and heart, for your writing and joy. <br /><br />I am so sorry you felt lonely. And that your panel experience in 2016 was not a good one. The Welcome Letter in the program book and my closing remarks Saturday night acknowledged that we were on occupied land of the Anacostians and Piscataway people, but I know this is just a tiny beginning. You are quite right that we should have worked much harder to include more Indigenous poets and voices throughout our 10 years, and especially at this festival. (This was our 6th, just FYI, since the fest is every other year.) <br /><br />I pledge Split This Rock to doing more and to calling our community to listen and to learn and to doing what we can to join forces with Indigenous poets to rebuild the foundations of our nation.<br /><br />Thank you for your belief that together we can.<br /><br />Sarah Browning<br />Executive Director<br />Split This RockBlog This Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138066618347050203noreply@blogger.com