Painting the Capitaloscene by Aspen Everett

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Aspen Everett is a poet and writer from the wind-tossed flatlands of Southeast Kansas. Despite their best efforts, there are still grass seeds and muddy rivers in most of their poems. Aspen is the author of "Tributaries" from Middle Creek Publishing, a Community Engagement Instructor with Lighthouse Writers, Assistant Editor for Screaming at America, and 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominee. They currently live in Boulder, Colorado with their sixteen-year-old and stubborn houseplants.