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<p>A fragile and wondrous technology that we all possess, the human breath powers any number of things in our lives — speeches, feats of music, athleticism, and more. Carl Dennis’s powerful and meditative poem “Breath” calls on us to take a moment, give our breath our full attention, and celebrate it. </p><p>Carl Dennis is the author of 13 works of poetry, including<i> </i><a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media"><i>Earthborn</i></a> (Penguin Books/Penguin Random House, 2022), as well as a collection of essays called <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media"><i>Poetry as Persuasion</i></a><i> </i>(University of Georgia Press, 2001). In 2000, he received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for his contribution to American poetry. His 2001 collection <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carl-dennis-breath/#media"><i>Practical Gods</i></a> (Penguin Books/Penguin Random House) won the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Buffalo, New York.</p><p><a href="http...