“This bookmark gauges the depths of the human”: how poetry can help to personalise climate change

Illingworth, Sam

Abstract

By conducting a qualitative content analysis of 72 poems written about climate change by poets from across the world, this study demonstrates how these poets have interpreted the, at times, esoteric principles of climate change. The results of this study indicate that these interpretations highlight the need to re-position humans at the epicentre of the debate so that a meaningful dialogue around the subject might be established, especially amongst non-specialists.

Citation

Illingworth, S. (2020). “This bookmark gauges the depths of the human”: how poetry can help to personalise climate change. Geoscience Communication, 3, 35-47. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-35-2020

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 8, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Mar 6, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Feb 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 17, 2021
• Journal: Geoscience Communication
• Publisher: European Geosciences Union
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 35-47
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-35-2020
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2736975