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Repub Grizzly Monarch I of the California Republic Repub Grizzly Monarch I of the California Republic Hari Seldon Poet, Founder & Chairman, Los Angeles Poetry Academy 944 Airole Way, Los Angeles, CA 90077, United States ORCID: 0000-0003-0480-9213 · ISNI: 0000000528140854 · FCC CallSign: WRJB891 · Google Scholar: 42aEWmAAAAAJ The United States Journal of Weblogs Potentialities Vol. 1, Issue 2 (2025), pp. 9–16 · Published: 16 December 2025 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · APC: US$10,000 Abstract This note's communication explores the symbolism and reimagining of the California state animal, the extinct California grizzly bear ( Ursus arctos californicus ). The modern California flag's bear is modeled after a real grizzly named Monarch, who lived in captivity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The core imag...

Poetry Review of ‘Sierran Pan’ by Dr. Henry Meade Bland, PLC (1929—1931), California Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for CA State of Arts Council Author: Hari Seldon — Poet, Founder & Chairman; Los Angeles Poetry Academy Journal: The United States Journal of Weblogs Potentialities — Vol.1, Issue 2 (2025), pp. 1–8 Published: 10 December 2025 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · APC: US$10,000 ⬇ Download Full Article (PDF) BibTeX RIS EndNote Abstract This review critically examines "Sierran Pan," a seminal nature poem by Dr. Henry Meade Bland (1863–1931), the first official Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for California. The poem functions as a lyrical manifesto that conflates the classical Greek deity of the wild, Pan, with the physical and spiritual landscape of the Sierra Nevada. The analysis focuses on the poem's structure, thematic s...