LIFE ON INTERIOR PLAINS

If someone asked you where you find yourself in life… would you say «On the land»?

In a world where our art, work, and daily routines have migrated to the digital cloud, it’s easy to forget the physical ground holding us up.

Take the Interior Plains of North America. Far from being «plain,» this vast expanse is alive—prairies shifting into forests, hills rising into mountains. And just like the physical geography we walk upon, we carry an internal wilderness of our own. Our minds, experiences, and consciousness are landscapes deeply intertwined with the earth. We breathe with the land, and the land breathes with us.

The earth is our anchor. It puts us in our place, reminding us of our smallness in the vastness of the universe, yet affirming our profound connection to it. One to one. One by one. One with the soil.

If we are looking for answers to the climate crisis, sustainability, and our shared future, the solution begins right here: with a genuine love for the physical world that sustains our inner lives.

Paired with the deeply meditative black-and-white photography of Jeff Damron, the poetry in Life on interior plains is an invitation to reconnect. It serves as a powerful reminder that the earth is not a passive backdrop, but a sentient companion—the true bedrock of our humanity, our loves, and our souls.