the distinctly human condition E-Book

Finn Rose

• Herausgeber: epubli
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 22

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

what is the anthropocene? it is the geologic epoch in which humankind is actively and significantly affecting the planet. things that come to mind are global warming, the current pandemic and catastrophes like that. but it also means infrastructure, technological advances, space travel. it is not all bad. it is not all good. much like most things. i also use the word "poetry" very broadly here, as this has even more chapters that barely even qualify. are they short stories instead? probably! do i know where one ends and the other begins with the style of writing i am using here? not really! let's generously call it "prose poetry". but stick with me here, trust me a little. i think you'll find that it might be worth it & make you realise that, even if you did not know the anthropocene by name, it has been on your mind already, ever-present in the background.

Leseprobe

the distinctly human condition

introductionthe calendar of human longevity the great tragedy of being conscious about thingsimperfect simulacrumchronological list of things i encountered on a walktechnical difficultiesishmael's cursewhen i was only three or fourcoal minecave paintings & other old thingsdeep breaths & then we divepianopress the self-destruct button, elonthe dying of the tigernature documentaries as a coping mechanismby the light of the fire we singcloyingly saccharineunnamed blue bird websitei don't know how to recreate that momentstars, and how they are dying before our eyesit takes time

introduction

welcome.

this is a poetry collection about the anthropocene.

what is the anthropocene? it is the geologic epoch in which humankind is actively and significantly affecting the planet. things that come to mind are global warming, the current pandemic and catastrophes like that. but it also means infrastructure, technological advances, space travel. it is not all bad. it is not all good. much like most things.

i also use the word "poetry" very broadly here, as this has even more chapters that barely even qualify. are they short stories instead? probably! do i know where one ends and the other begins with the style of writing i am using here? not really! let's generously call it "prose poetry".

but stick with me here, trust me a little. i think you'll find that it might be worth it & make you realise that, even if you did not know the anthropocene by name, it has been on your mind already, ever-present in the background.

this time i am acknowledging:

dr. jaspreet singh & john green & kai for inspiring me

ian & ani for taking an interest

& jascha, for proof-reading and helping me greatly

photos are by me and @deerbecca 

WARNINGS

(animal) death, physical injury, self-harm, suicidal ideation, spiders, derealisation, repetition, dysphoria

the calendar of human longevity

how long do we have left?

by 2050 it will be irreparably altered, irreversibly hurt

pushed off-kilter by an immense human effort

the wound of it inflamed and constantly expanding

swallows whole the menial, meagre steps attempted to halt what

cannot be stopped

the reefs will wither, die and be a ghost, a skeletal reminder

floods and droughts walk hand in hand across the surface of the land

and take and give the worst of what 

gives any one thing its one life

i am sick to the stomach to read about this

about how 24 species go extinct each day