Writing on Nature & the Ecological Crisis
An author photograph of Susie Wild Interview by Zoë Brigley Welcome back to our series on writing the #MoreThanHuman. We offer a set of interviews with poets and writers on how they approach writing about the environment. The more-than-human is a phrase that seeks to side-step traditional nature-culture dualisms and draw attention to the unity … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Environmental Poetry: A Poem and Interview with Susie Wild
Here is a poem and interview with Dyfan Lewis, filmed alongside the river Taff, Cardiff, Wales, UK. Funded by the Books Council Wales, Modron is a literary magazine in response to the ecological crisis the world faces today. Please visit the website to read the rest of the magazine and find out more about poetry … Continue reading Ffilm: Cerdd gan Dyfan Lewis, Film: A Poem by Dyfan Lewis
The interview explores Eartha Davis's poetic approach, particularly her work "sgeulachd na h-aibhne" (story of a river). Emphasizing the interconnectedness of humanity and the environment, Davis highlights the significance of Gaelic as a conduit for emotion and meaning. She encourages readers to engage deeply, uncovering narratives that unite humans and nature.
The submissions window for issue 5 of MODRON will be open from Tuesday 6th August to Monday September 9th. As ever, we welcome all poems that explore in any way our relationship with the natural world in this time of ecological crisis. MODRON is open to writers from all backgrounds. We do encourage submissions from … Continue reading MODRON ISSUE 5 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – RHIFYN 5 MODRON GALW AM GYFLWYNIADAU
Issue Four: Contents Editorial A Sequence of Poems and Images by John Kinsella: Out of the Forest Killzone and into the Corn Crop Ambush Two Poems about Foxes: Corinna Board, ‘My uncle brings back a fox tail from the fields’ & Amanda Rackstraw, ‘Vixen’ Two Poems for Gaza: Abeer Ameer, ‘At Least’ & Naomi Foyle, … Continue reading Modron Magazine Issue 4: Poems, Reviews, and Articles
Interview by Glyn F. Edwards Stuart wears a zip up sweater standing against a background of greenery and a blue sky. Welcome to a new interview in our series on writing the #MoreThanHuman, a set of interviews with poets and writers on how they approach writing about the environment. The more-than-human is a phrase that … Continue reading More-than-human: A poem and Interview from Stuart Barnes
In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, Camille Dungy talks about developing particular and intimate relationships with place, adding “everyone with a vested interest in the direction the people on this planet take in relationship to others … should … take some time to plant life in the soil. Even when such planting isn’t … Continue reading Plots & Plants: The River Aln By George Colkitto
Sending a warm hello to all our readers. We are just writing with our recent news, and, most importantly, Sunday Dec/10/2023 sees the release of issue 3 of MODRON with some great work included. check out the contents of issue 3 From 12 noon (GMT), you'll be able to see all the new work coming … Continue reading MODRON Issue 3 GOES LIVE on sunday dec/10 & OTHER NEWS
Just a quick news flash. MODRON issue 3 is coming on Sunday 10th December! We will have poems on the theme of refuge and more. We can't wait to share it with you. In the meantime, we just want to share that the poets nominated this year for the Pushcart Prize are: Abeer Ameer, ‘The … Continue reading MODRON ISSUE 3 coming soon & 2023 Pushcart Prize Nominations
DAY 33: RHYS OWAIN WILLIAMS Making Use of the Useless A Note From the Author: I wrote the prompt below before we were shown via Israel’s regular shutting down of communication in Gaza (in October and November 2023) how the deprivation of access to the Internet can be a powerful tool of war. Rather than … Continue reading DAY 33: A PROMPT BY RHYS OWAIN WILLIAMS
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