LONDON: It's a sign of our ever-hotter times that the quiet contemplation of nature typical of centuries of verse has given way to activism in the emerging genre of ecopoetry that takes centr
that the quiet contemplation of nature typical of centuries of verse has given way to activism in the emerging genre of ecopoetry that takes centre stage at a London festival this weekend.
Its organisers said ecopoetry was an obvious focus given rising concern about climate change as record-breaking heatwaves have swept parts of the globe. "You can write whatever kind of poems you want. It's just a concern for this fragile ecosystem that we're seeing falling apart around us," they said.
"I want to see before I die a mink wearing a human scarf, skin from a handsome hairy leg," one of their poems ends.
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