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A new generation of experimental poets responds to the growing awareness of human impacts on the planet with work that challenges traditional nature poetry and poetic form. The post Why We Need Experimental Poetry in the Anthropocene: A Conversation with Lynn Keller appeared first on Edge Effects.

The founder of Wisconsin Green Muslims talks about her group’s solar and water conservation work rooted in faith and justice, and its Greening Ramadan initiative for the Islamic holy month that begins this evening. The post Muslims Stand Up for Environmental Justice: A Conversation with Huda Alkaff appeared first on Edge Effects.

The acclaimed author and activist, who has edited the new Library of America edition of "Silent Spring," reflects on how Carson changed her style of writing to become "defense attorney for the Earth." The post Rachel Carson Joins the Literary Canon: A Conversation with Sandra Steingraber appeared first on Edge Effects.

How can we use the arts to decolonize our relations to the land? An artist, activist, and scholar discusses the many forms of creative resistance we can use to imagine and enact new and better worlds. The post Indigenous Art as Creative Resistance: A Conversation with Dylan Miner appeared first on Edge Effects.

How do we expand the emotional range of environmental writing? One author argues that irreverence can be a potent form of subversion as we confront climate crisis. The post Humor in Environmental Storytelling: A Conversation with Michael Branch appeared first on Edge Effects.

What would it mean to see through the eyes of dogs? The tangled histories of humans and animals show us how personhood, criminality, and cruelty are constructed. The post What Dogs Can Teach Us About Justice: A Conversation with Colin Dayan appeared first on Edge Effects.

An anthropologist and activist discusses her work with Indigenous youth and how social services and other state programs may be colonial intervention by another name. The post Indigenous Youth and the Changing Face of Settler Colonialism: A Conversation with Jaskiran Dhillon appeared first on Edge Effects.

Are there better ethics than hope? Two scholars with new books about the author of Walden reflect on Henry David Thoreau's environmental ethic, flirtations with despair, and anarchist politics. The post Thoreau, Now More than Ever: A Conversation with Laura Dassow Walls and Daegan Miller appeared first on Edge Effects.

One historian exposes shadowy corners of cannabis's history and offers prescriptions for achieving a bright, sustainable future for the world's widest-ranging crop. The post A Century of Cannabis: A Conversation with Nick Johnson appeared first on Edge Effects.

The decline of honeybees is cause for alarm and a symptom of global biodiversity loss. Beekeepers, however, find creative ways to build relationships with honeybees and steward their hives. The post Finding Hope and Community with Honeybees: A Conversation with Heather Swan appeared first on Edge Effects.