Holy - Nature Paula Better [verified]

Think of Sr. Dorothy Stang (killed in the Amazon for defending rainforest and poor farmers) or Vandana Shiva. These are "Paula" figures—women whose holiness is inseparable from their defense of the natural world.

This powerful poem was written in response to the 1984 tragedy of Ann Lovett, a 15-year-old who died giving birth in secret at a grotto in Ireland. holy nature paula better