Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but as a perspective that governs the interpretation of experience. In this way, it is faithful … Continue reading →
As Peter Gingold, Director, Tipping Point, says: “This most grandiose and abstract subject is experienced at a very personal level, making its demands on the way we live with partners – or with friends, neighbours and communities. This must be … Continue reading →
Discover Minus Tide Back to the new Discover feature Over a decade ago, when I was chief editor of Jack Magazine, issues would have themes, whether South African poetry or Gregory Corso or Philip Whalen or science fiction and fantasy–all … Continue reading →
Occasionally we add prose and poetry that creatively circumvent issues of the environment. In an Eco-fiction stage at the 2016 Word Vancouver, Mr. Collis read with others whose works call for at least thought, if not action, on some aspect … Continue reading →
Thanks to author Christian Chelebourg for bringing to our attention his book of essays and thoughts about pollution, global warming, natural disasters, epidemics, and genetic engineering found in over two hundred novels, cartoons, essays, documentaries, poetry, and movies. Pollution, réchauffement … Continue reading →
Fracture: Essay Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America In the past decade, fracking for natural gas has brought rapid change to landscapes and communities across the country. A new anthology of writing on the subject, Fracture: Essays, Poems, and … Continue reading →
Ecocriticism presented in sentence fragments to illustrate the fact that no one really understands how the world works. You control where your thoughts take you in a world where complex life is embedded in a microbial whirlwind loaded with genetic … Continue reading →
The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea by Lorna Crozier, Ian McAllister (photographer) A testament to the miraculous beings that share our planet and the places that they live, The Wild in You is a deeply-felt … Continue reading →
Thanks to author Don Ogden for information his book Bad Atmosphere: A Collection of Poetry & Prose on the Climate Crisis. Bad Atmosphere is the culmination of decades worth of writing by Don Ogden focusing on aspects of climate change … Continue reading →
Energy scholar Vaclav Smil wrote in 2003, “Tug at any human use of energy and you will find its effects cascading throughout society.” Too often public discussions of energy-related issues become gridlocked in debates concerning cost, environmental degradation, and the … Continue reading →
