These cold May days are an apt time to read about intern Lindsey Shannon’s midwinter visit to Missouri Flat Creek. Her mini-essay takes us over the footbridge next to the laundromat on Grand Avenue and into the mind of a poem written on the banks of the creek, where Lindsey feels pulled to connect with the icy water.

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Introducing the Campus Canopy Acrostics with a brief Q&A on these poems, trees, and social connectivity, with creative writing major Anna Young.