Paul Kingsnorth is the author of several books, most recently Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist.
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Twelve Poetry Recommendations for Black History Month
Camille Dungy and poet friends are back with another list of stellar recommended reading. From new titles to seminal classics, you’ll want to check out these environmentally-engaged poetry collections by Continue reading
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Life versus the Machine
I WAS IN THE LOCAL PUB with my friend Mark. We meet every Tuesday night in this tiny village in the west of Ireland to drink Guinness and play chess. I Continue reading
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The Axis and the Sycamore
What if the collision between ecology and modern civilization isn’t an environmental problem, but a spiritual one? Continue reading
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Dark Ecology
Take the only tree that’s left, Stuff it up the hole in your culture. —Leonard Cohen Retreat to the desert, and fight. —D. H. Lawrence THE HANDLE, which varies in length Continue reading
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Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
Scenes from a younger life # 1: I am twelve years old. I am alone, I am scared, I am cold, and I am crying my eyes out. I can’t see Continue reading