Leaf Rust

by Dawn Macdonald

To: Poplar
From: Clover
Subject: Leaf Rust

leaf rust rust leaf fixed nitrogen with all the fixings rust beetle bee bee bug bark bugs bark a winding up an up capillarity tree high bee high float fall mat rot root mat down rust after rust

warm regards
clover

To: Clover
From: Poplar
Subject: [Re:] Leaf Rust

who what this hahaha we see you lol idk what bug bug rust glitch leaf drop watch for the drop k apologies inconvenience

cheers
poplar

Lichen on Moss

by Dawn Macdonald

“Il faut juger de la doctrine par les miracles, il faut juger des miracles par la doctrine. La doctrine discerne les miracles, et les miracles discernent la doctrine. Tout cela est vrai: mais cela ne se contredit pas.”
—Blaise Pascal

One must judge the lichen by the moss; one must judge the moss by the lichen. The lichen discerns the lichen. This is moss. Vascularity is given. That which is given is a given. Lichen sucks rock. Rock disperses cloud. Clouds disperse. Moss needs rain like lichen needs. Lichen needs are dispersed. Moss likes clumps. One must judge the clump by its nutrient concentration. One must concentrate if one is to dispense with truth.

Dawn Macdonald lives in Whitehorse, Yukon where she grew up without electricity or running water. She won the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize for her poetry collection Northerny (University of Alberta Press).