Recomposing Ecopoetics: North American Poetry of the Self-Conscious Anthropocene (Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Environmental Humanities)

"This book grapples with key cultural and environmental conundrums that confront us now: the scale of planetary change, toxicity, plastics, apocalypticism, human relations to nonhuman animals, place in a globalized world, and environmental justice issues. Analyzing work by contemporary North American poets --from Evelyn Reilly and Juliana Spahr to Ed Roberson and Jena Osman--this study examines poetry of the "self-conscious Anthropocene," a period in which there is growing awareness of the scale and severity of human effects on the planet. This study brings cutting-edge work in ecocriticism to bear on a diverse archive of contemporary environmental poetry and offers the environmental humanities new ways to understand the cultural and affective dimensions of the Anthropocene"--;Introduction: beyond nature poetry -- "In deep time into deepsong": writing the scalar challenges of the anthropocene -- Toxicity, nets, and polymeric chains: the ecopoetics of plastic -- "Under these apo-calypso rays": crisis, pleasure, and eco-apocalyptic poetry -- Understanding nonhumans: interspecies communication in poetry -- Global rearrangements: sense of place in twenty-first-century ecopoetics -- Environmental justice poetry of the self-conscious anthropocene -- Coda: writing the self-conscious anthropocene. This Book Describes How Man-made Litter, Primarily Plastic, Has Spread Into The Remotest Parts Of The Oceans And Covers All Aspects Of This Pollution Problem From The Impacts On Wildlife And Human Health To Socio-economic And Political Issues. Marine Litter Is A Prime Threat To Marine Wildlife, Habitats And Food Webs Worldwide. The Book Illustrates How Advanced Technologies From Deep-sea Research, Microbiology And Mathematic Modelling As Well As Classic Beach Litter Counts By Volunteers Contributed To The Broad Awareness Of Marine Litter As A Problem Of Global Significance. The Authors Summarise More Than Five Decades Of Marine Litter Research, Which Receives Growing Attention After The Recent Discovery Of Great Oceanic Garbage Patches And The Ubiquity Of Microscopic Plastic Particles In Marine Organisms And Habitats. In 16 Chapters, Authors From All Over The World Have Created A Universal View On The Diverse Field Of Marine Litter Pollution, The Biological Impacts, Dedicated Research Activities, And The Various National And International Legislative Efforts To Combat This Environmental Problem. They Recommend Future Research Directions Necessary For A Comprehensive Understanding Of This Environmental Issue And The Development Of Efficient Management Strategies. This Book Addresses Scientists, And It Provides A Solid Knowledge Base For Policy Makers, Ngos, And The Broader Public. In the first book devoted exclusively to the ecopoetics of the twenty-first century, Lynn Keller examines poetry of what she terms the "self-conscious Anthropocene," a period in which there is widespread awareness of the scale and severity of human effects on the planet. Recomposing Ecopoetics analyzes work written since the year 2000 by thirteen North American poets--including Evelyn Reilly, Juliana Spahr, Ed Roberson, and Jena Osman--all of whom push the bounds of literary convention as they seek forms and language adequate to complex environmental problems. Drawing as often on linguistic experimentalism as on traditional literary resources, these poets respond to environments transformed by people and take "nature" to be a far more inclusive and culturally imbricated category than conventional nature poetry does. This interdisciplinary study not only brings cutting-edge work in ecocriticism to bear on a diverse archive of contemporary environmental poetry; it also offers the environmental humanities new ways to understand the cultural and affective dimensions of the Anthropocene. "This book grapples with key cultural and environmental conundrums that confront us now: the scale of planetary change, toxicity, plastics, apocalypticism, human relations to nonhuman animals, place in a globalized world, and environmental justice issues. Analyzing work by contemporary North American poets --from Evelyn Reilly and Juliana Spahr to Ed Roberson and Jena Osman--this study examines poetry of the "self-conscious Anthropocene," a period in which there is growing awareness of the scale and severity of human effects on the planet. This study brings cutting-edge work in ecocriticism to bear on a diverse archive of contemporary environmental poetry and offers the environmental humanities new ways to understand the cultural and affective dimensions of the Anthropocene"-- Provided by publisher "This book grapples with key cultural and environmental conundrums that confront us now: the scale of planetary change, toxicity, plastics, apocalypticism, human relations to nonhuman animals, place in a globalized world, and environmental justice issues. Analyzing work by contemporary North American poets ... from Evelyn Reilly and Juliana Spahr to Ed Roberson and Jena Osman ... this study examines poetry of the "self-conscious Anthropocene," a period in which there is growing awareness of the scale and severity of human effects on the planet. This study brings cutting-edge work in ecocriticism to bear on a diverse archive of contemporary environmental poetry and offers the environmental humanities new ways to understand the cultural and affective dimensions of the Anthropocene" ..