Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson sewn Birdie’s keeping it together

Birdie’s keeping it together

even if you don’t add in scent

dishwasher and refrigerator safe

Lacquered on the inside and the outside of the bowl

as food source and symbol of ecological crisis

Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson sewn Birdie’s keeping it togetherIn Ghosts of Distant Trees, Erica Watson traces the layered ecologies of Denali National Park, Alaska its vast, shifting landscape, seasonal labor rhythms, and the subtle politics of inhabitation. Through lyric and narrative essays, she explores how built environments like Denali's single road shape encounters with land, gender, weather, and community. Turning from iconic vistas to gravel, orange peels, and garden beds, Watson asks what it might be