ECOPOETICS: Language & L=a=n=d=s=c=a=p=e=s
June 6-28, 2009
Poems from Final Warning were exhibited at an exhibition exploring the creative
and critical edges between writing and ecology .
The Language and L=a=n=d=s=c=a=p=e=s project aimed to move the discourse of ecopoetics on to a consideration of today's writer in today's landscape. Contributors were asked to consider how ecopoetics today can relate to urban and digital landscapes, as well as to the natural world, as ideas of connectivity and the role of the artist change in the face of globalization and the reach of the internet.
The Language and L=a=n=d=s=c=a=p=e=s project aimed to move the discourse of ecopoetics on to a consideration of today's writer in today's landscape. Contributors were asked to consider how ecopoetics today can relate to urban and digital landscapes, as well as to the natural world, as ideas of connectivity and the role of the artist change in the face of globalization and the reach of the internet.
What poetic and linguistic strategies can evolve from "reading the
poem as a site/sight of encounters between material and conceptual
geographies" (Tonya Foster), when materiality ranges from field to
page, from gallery wall to outside landscape; from hypertext to digital
projection? Which poets are currently engaging with these
issues? What, in our digital age, do we mean by ecopoetics?
To further this investigation, CCANW hosted an exhibition and
range of activities presenting contemporary text-based responses to a
changing environment, including site-specific work, performance, found
poetry, digital writing and critical discussion. There was also an Ecopoetics Forum on Saturday June 20th.
