Die Greifswalder Sammlung Vitae Pomeranorum (1898)

Parks, Poetry, and the Democratic Spirit Nature, that boundless reservoir of human inspiration, finds its most democratic outlet in our parks and public lands. The inspiration for a poem, a song, a painting, or even a new understanding of ourselves, flows from these special places like rivers of energy feeding our creative spirit. That flow may very well be the ultimate expression of a peopleas strength, speaking not just of nature, but of freedom, pride, opportunity, and hope. A Park Is a Poem on the Land is one park poetas message that our public parklands are not simply for recreation but are national treasures beyond measure.