"Everglades Litany" by Geoffrey Philp

In anticipation of Caribbean American Heritage Month, I’ll be running a series called Video Fridays. I’m starting the series with a video of my own, “Everglades Litany.” The poem was first published in xango music (Peepal Tree Press) and the images are from these sources:

http://www.nps.gov/ever/parknews/imagesforpublication.htm
http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-86986
http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/CEPA/PUBS/oct01/story15.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades#Sawgrass_marshes_and_sloughs
http://www.nps.gov/ever/parknews/evergladeswildlifeimages.htm
http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/photo_exhibits/everglades.cfm

Here are some other sites that also have some incredible images:

http://hobor.hu/blog/2006/apr/everglades_national_park_florida_usa__part_2_.html
Everglades Digital Library
Environment Florida - Founders of The "Save The Everglades" campaign
Everglades National Park (National Park Service)
Friends of the Everglades
Everglades National Park
Florida Everglades
Photos of Everglades National Park - Terra Galleria
South Florida Environmental Report (South Florida Water Management District and Florida DEP)

And if you want to do something about the encroachment:

http://pbcec.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-more-roads-in-pbc.html

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Give thanks to Theo for his help with choosing a video camera and for teaching me how to use Windows Movie Maker.

For next week's Video Friday, I'll be featuring a poem by CM Clark.

Have a great weekend!

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