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"Never Alone" by Francisco X. Alarcón

Literature & Poetry

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Never Alone

by Francisco X. Alarcón

always
this caressing
Wind

this Earth
whispering
to our feet

this boundless
desire
of being

grass
tree
corazón

Description

The 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, reads the poem "Never Alone" by Francisco X. Alarcón. Limón selected the poem for a poetry installation at Redwood National and State Parks as part of her signature project "You Are Here: Poetry in Parks."

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Library of Congress

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