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What is Terra Infirma, or what does it mean?

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1 month ago
It is definitely "infirma." It is a phrase in the poem ??The Mapmaker??s Daughter?? by Anita Endrezze.


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It means the opposite of terra firma. No doubt the poet is expressing the fragility of the earth. Firma means "solid". I would like to see this poem.