Writing on Nature & the Ecological Crisis
Interview by Zoë Brigley Meta menardi, Collagraph print, Jane Spray Welcome back to our series on writing the “More Than Human”. 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 … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Contemporary Poetry: A Poem and Interview on the European Cave Spider from Jane Spray
Interview by Zoë Brigley This week we meet Dana J. Graef, who lives in central Connecticut. Her poems have recently appeared in Beaver Magazine, Wales Haiku Journal, and The Nature of Our Times anthology. Her micro-chapbook Vanishing was published in 2024 (tiny wren publishing), and she has also written articles and essays on mining, wildness, … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Contemporary Poetry: A Poem and Interview on the Bob Cat from Dana Graef
Interview by Zoë Brigley Photo of Mark Fiddes. Credit: Julian Hanford 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 … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Contemporary Poetry: A Poem and Interview from Mark Fiddes
Interview by Zoë Brigley Emily Zobel Marshall 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 of all life … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Contemporary Poetry: A Poem & Interview with Emily Zobel Marshall
Interview by Zoë Brigley Author's photo: "Carnival floats moving across the Levels – Wells to Glastonbury. I spendtime gazing each night, with a sense of looking out on the entire planet." Welcome back to our series on writing the “More Than Human”. We offer a set of interviews with poets and writers on how they … Continue reading The More Than Human Perspective in Environmental Poetry: A Poem and Interview with Rachael Clyne
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
