Summary: Orion editors Jennifer Sahn and Andrew Blechman discuss the September/October 2012 issue of Orion, including Sandra Steingraber’s essay about the fiftieth anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring; Sue Halpern’s interview with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders; Rick Bass’s ode to the larch; Matt Black’s haunting photo essay about a village in rural Mexico that has literally lost its moorings; and an excerpt from Barbara Kingsolver’s forthcoming novel.
