Human / Nature
The natural world has long been a site of fascination and wonder for poets. But how do we write our surroundings now – whether urban or rural – at a time when the human impact on the environment is at its most acute? Taking poetry that responds to the complexities of its surroundings from around the world as inspiration and example, we will read a range of poets including A R Ammons, Liz Berry, Tom Chivers, Lucille Clifton, David Constantine, Camille Dungy, John Kinsella, W S Merwin, Pablo Neruda, Pascale Petit and Gary Snyder. Through close readings and a range of practical exercises, this course will explore how we might approach the pressing global complexities of the 21st century to create poems that are fresh, engaging and politically alert.
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