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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

“You can’t make people use streets they have no reason to use. You can’t make people watch streets they do not want to watch.”

—Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities


the place where we once had a picnic
is now underwater

that one thick branch
of the shade tree
is now hovering
over the rippling surface

its trunk submerged—
holding its breath
for us

Last updated: August 8, 2023