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Although poets have sometimes reached for the stars, for the moon, or for outer space and other planets, many have also written powerfully about what our own planet, Earth, is like. Below, we introduce ten of our favourite poems about planet Earth, the world we all know, but experience in very different ways.
Poems for Earth Day. The earth is the only planet in our solar system that humanity can comfortably inhabit. The earth is a paradise for the creatures that live on it. Every species on earth has its place in the circle of life. Human beings need food, clothing, shelter to survive.
The poems mentioned above are just a glimpse into the vast collection of literature that emphasizes the importance of taking care of the Earth. Through their words, poets remind us of our responsibility to protect and preserve the environment, urging us to become mindful stewards of our planet.
28 gru 2021 · 100 Poems to Save the Earth (Seren, 2021, edited by Zoe Brigley) begs the question how, exactly, poetry can save the world? Writing from rural and urban perspectives, linking issues of social injustice with the need to protect the environment, contemporary poets from Britain, Ireland, America and beyond suggests that poetry can act as a wake-up ...
23 sie 2021 · Writing from rural and urban perspectives, linking issues of social injustice with the need to protect the environment, this selection of renowned contemporary poets from Britain, Ireland, America and beyond attend carefully to the new evidence, redraw the maps and, full of trust, keep going, proving that in fact, poetry is exactly what we need ...
Eliza Griswold, ‘ Ovid on Climate Change ’. With an echo of Geoffrey Hill’s poem about Ovid in the Third Reich, Griswold, an American poet born in 1973, offers a short poem about climate change, summoning the rising temperatures of equatorial and sub-Saharan Africa (Griswold, too, mentions Ethiopia).
Poems about the earth serve as powerful reminders of the beauty, solace, and interconnectedness that nature provides. Through their enchanting words, poets like Wendell Berry and Pablo Neruda transport us to ethereal landscapes, invoking a deep appreciation for our planet.
