A poem by J, reflecting on the wildfires that have devastated our environments this last year, both inwardly and outwardly...
Category: Poetry
ºclimo #24: If all the whales were to die out then today wouldn’t half loom.
by Geoff Murray, 34, United Kingdom "I've started writing poetry recently and am enjoying what comes out by way of it."
ºclimo #23: Denial Envy
"I can’t stay angry with deniers; I sometimes envy them. The threat of climate breakdown? 'Highly insignificant'." A poem exploring the personal impact of climate denial and acceptance.
Responses to ºclimo #21: How do you feel about climate change?
A collection of reflective and honest responses to the question 'How do you feel about climate change?'
ºclimo #16: Funeral Blues (A Climate Change Version)
"The ocean is drowning, burnt up is the wood; Act now before nothing can come to any good." A moving adaptation of W. H. Auden's Funeral Blues, by Matthew Allcock.
ºclimo #12: First It Came For..
"First it came for the Land and the Seas..." An adaptation of Martin Niemöller's powerful post-Nazi poem 'First They Came'; reminding us how vital it is to speak up before it's too late.
ºclimo #6: Full Worm Moon
"...It should be time for spring, for planting, but on the plains the rivers weep..." Olivia Rosane provides us with a beautifully solemn poem processing the ecological devastation she reports on.
ºclimo #5: Bless You
"When was the last time you sneezed? When was the last time anyone sneezed? What if no-one ever sneezed again?" Through poetry Small_Thoughts probes big questions about what change we deem noticeable and acceptable.