A Poet's Journal: Surviving the 2025 L.A. Fires
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Sesshu FosterJan 29, 2025
Summary
A poet's raw, first-person journal entries documenting the terrifying experience of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and extreme Santa Ana winds. The excerpt captures the immediate, visceral moments of danger — cancelling plans due to extreme wind warnings, hearing plants topple and pots shatter, losing power mid-laundry cycle, and the primal fear of moving away from windows. The piece blends personal domestic details with the overwhelming threat of natural disaster.
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Twitter / XA Poet's Journal: Surviving the 2025 L.A. Fireslareviewofbooks.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledI AM SUPPOSED to go see Babygirl at the theater, but I cancel at the last minute because EXTREME LIFE THREATENING WIND WARNING.
I listen to my plants toppling outside, their pots shattering. I move from the window, like an animal, toward the center of the room.
The washing machine is halfway through a wash cycle when the power goes out. The Christmas tree goes dark.
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