Recomposing Ecopoetics: North American Poetry of the Self-Conscious Anthropocene

by Lynn Keller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813940613
• ISBN13: 9780813940618
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.9"