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Dedication: For Abe, Dan and Mary Penn.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Nine Kardoorair Poets
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , December no. 15 1997; (p. 12-18)
— Review of Sleep No More : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; The Comedy Human : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Strange Journey : Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; Continuous Present : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Between the Pillow and the Road : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Retrospect for Heroes : The Poetry of Laurie Brady 1994 selected work poetry ; The Road to Leongatha : Poems 1996 selected work poetry ; Waiting for Rain : More Love Poems 1996 selected work poetry ; Look, He Said : Poems 1994 1994 selected work poetry ; A Mask of Stone : Selected Poems 1990-95 1996 selected work poetry ; Feral Pedestrian : Poems and Drawings 1995 selected work poetry
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Nine Kardoorair Poets
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , December no. 15 1997; (p. 12-18)
— Review of Sleep No More : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; The Comedy Human : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Strange Journey : Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; Continuous Present : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Between the Pillow and the Road : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Retrospect for Heroes : The Poetry of Laurie Brady 1994 selected work poetry ; The Road to Leongatha : Poems 1996 selected work poetry ; Waiting for Rain : More Love Poems 1996 selected work poetry ; Look, He Said : Poems 1994 1994 selected work poetry ; A Mask of Stone : Selected Poems 1990-95 1996 selected work poetry ; Feral Pedestrian : Poems and Drawings 1995 selected work poetry -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81)
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