Ecopoetry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ecopoetry is a noun meaning Poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.
Meaning
Poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.
Example Sentences
The best ecopoetry, in Bate's view, is not overtly political, let alone propagandistic.
Ecopoetry is not synonymous with writing that is pragmatically green: a manifesto for ecological correctness will not be poetic because its language is bound to be instrumental, to address questions of doing rather than to 'present' the experience of dwelling.
Word Forms
- ecopoetries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ecopoem, poesie, metapoetry, ethnopoetics, metapoem, hyperpoetry.
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