Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology Contributor(s): Tuckey, Melissa (Editor), Dungy, Camille T. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0820353159 ISBN-13: 9780820353159 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
Dewey: 811.008 |
LCCN: 2017037410 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.55 lbs) 480 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ghost Fishing is the first anthology to focus solely on poetry with an eco-justice bent. A culturally diverse collection entering a field where nature poetry anthologies have historically lacked diversity, this book presents a rich terrain of contemporary environmental poetry with roots in many cultural traditions. Eco-justice poetry is poetry born of deep cultural attachment to the land and poetry born of crisis. Aligned with environmental justice activism and thought, eco-justice poetry defines environment as "the place we work, live, play, and worship." This is a shift from romantic notions of nature as a pristine wilderness outside ourselves toward recognition of the environment as home: a source of life, health, and livelihood. Ghost Fishing is arranged by topic at key intersections between social justice and the environment such as exile, migration and dispossession; war; food production; human relations to the animal world; natural resources and extraction; environmental disaster; and cultural resilience and resistance. This anthology seeks to expand our consciousness about the interrelated nature of our experiences and act as a starting point for conversation about the current state of our environment. Contributors Include: Zein El-Amine, Camille T. Dungy, Sara Gourdazi, Alan King, Pippa Little, Amy Miller, Katy Richey, Francine Rubin, Kevin Simmonds, Judith Sornberger, Sheree Renee Thomas, Steven F. White, and Amy Young. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tuckey, Melissa: - MELISSA TUCKEY is a poet, writer, and literary activist living in Ithaca, New York. She is the author of Tenuous Chapel and a cofounder of Split This Rock, a national literary organization dedicated to supporting socially engaged poetry. |