Presenter(s): Adeline Fecker
Co Presenter(s): Hailey O’Donnell
Faculty Mentor(s): Barbara Mossberg
Creative Work 5 BR
Ecopoetry is a long practiced tradition and ritual of understanding the natural world and our place in it. “Ecopoetics” comes from the two greek roots: oikos, meaning family, property and house; and poiesis, meaning to make. Together, we understand ecopoetry as home making; a process of creation and compassion and belonging. In the face of massive ecological and environmental crisis, ecopoetry continues to offer insight, criticism, and a call to action. We need ecopoetry, but more importantly- ecopoetry needs us. True, poetry by itself will not solve climate change; it is a vessel to act through. We read poetry. We write poetry. By putting words onto a page, we materialize our desire to preserve and protect our surroundings and form views that can inspire action. This installation transforms these declarations into a conversation desperately needed in our community and in ourselves. This installation encourages viewers to engage with their creative selves through ecopoetry new and old and explore how poetry can inform and expose the anxiety, confusion, and joy we experience with the world.