ecopoets
Ecopoets are poets whose work engages ecological concerns and the wider relationship between humans and the more-than-human world. In literary discourse, ecopoetics examines how poetry can reveal interdependence, vulnerability, and ethical commitments to ecosystems. Ecopoets may write traditional nature lyrics, but their aims often extend to the political, social, and material forces that shape environments and how we represent them.
Thematic scope includes climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, land use, and environmental justice. Ecopoets emphasize place-based
Historically, ecopoetry develops in the late 20th century alongside rising environmental concerns and ecocritical theory. It
Prominent ecopoets include Gary Snyder, Wendell Berry, Mary Oliver, W. S. Merwin, Kathleen Jamie, and Alice Oswald.