VII. Creative Response 4: Shifts in Thought
I’ve definitely grown as a critical thinker in this class, particularly with respect to ecopoetry, but I think the lessons…
VI. Creative Response 3: Considering Wordsworth
While William Wordsworth is perhaps most commonly known for his romantic nature poetry, an expanded and complicated view of his…
V. Paper 3: Tina Cane’s “Shelter in Place” Through an Ecopoetic Lens
Tina Cane’s 2020 poem “Shelter in Place” speaks to the universal phenomenon of adaptive protection in response to a threat,…
IV. Creative Response 2: Commentary on Ross Gay or Nickole Brown’s Poetry
What is most distinctive to me about Ross Gay’s poem “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” is the way that it approaches…
III. Paper 2: Arthur Sze’s Sightlines: A Complex and Intersectional Approach to Environmentalism
Arthur Sze’s Sight Lines is a dynamic web of global scenes begging for a mindful reading and a revolutionized worldview….
II. Paper 1: Until the Crashing End: Deforestation Up Close and From Afar
The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of…
I. Creative Response 1: Looking Out
By the pond: Rocks lining/enclosing the water are roughly palm-shaped and angular, sitting at awkward angles, skewed helplessly like a…
Short Story: Out of the Blue
Alred Woolf was 78 years old when he was born, and soon after, he was dead. The body was found…
Short Story: The Trees Were Crying Tears of Blue
After James nearly drowned under the water trampoline, the parents said we could only play in the woods. Which I…