John Kinsella is known internationally as the acclaimed author of more than thirty books of poetry and prose, but in tandem with - and often directly through - his creative and critical work, Kinsella is also a prominent activist. In this important collection of essays the vegan anarchist pacifist poet claims that poetry can act as a vital form of resistance to a variety of social and ethical ills, in particular ecological damage and abuse.
Kinsella builds on his earlier notion of 'linguistic disobedience' evolving out of civil disobedience, and critiques the figurative qualities of his poems in a context of resistance. The book includes explorations of anarchism, veganism, pacifism, and ecological poetics. For Kinsella all poetry is political and can be a call to action.
| ISBN: | 9781789621709 |
| Publication date: | 16th April 2020 |
| Author: | John Kinsella |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets |
John Kinsella is known internationally as the acclaimed author of more than thirty books of poetry and prose, but in tandem with - and often directly through - his creative and critical work, Kinsella is also a prominent activist. In this important collection of essays the vegan anarchist pacifist poet claims that poetry can act as a vital form of resistance to a variety of social and ethical ills, in particular ecological damage and abuse.
Activist Poetics features in the following genres: Literary studies: poetry and poets
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Activist Poetics was written by John Kinsella and published by Liverpool University Press
Activist Poetics has 232 pages