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Critically acclaimed and award-winning poet Micheal O'Siadhail's
Desire is a quartet of poems which addresses the pressing global
concerns of our times. He describes the devastating effects of the
Covid-19 pandemic, how it spread worldwide paralyzing our society
and instilled daily fear of death, particularly in older people.
Hospitals were unable to cope, restaurants and businesses were
closing, workers laid off, schools and universities taught
remotely, and few weddings or funerals could take place throughout
a pandemic which he sees as ultimately reflecting our relationship
to the damaged environment and to climate change. The current
ecological crisis is rooted in new reckless patterns of rapacity
which threaten our habitat as our flawed stewardship has led to
global warming, heatwaves, raging fires, and hurricanes. Still, we
fail to curb our greed. Our need for comfort, convenience, and
instant communication on the internet, which began as an idealistic
dream of making knowledge universal, has resulted in an
overconsumption that further harms our planet, a consumerism driven
by algorithms and internet surveillance. It is time to regain a
more modest perspective on our part in the natural world and learn
again to be better forebears for the generations to come,
responsible stewards of the earth we share. A greater sense of our
role as humble, trusted custodians can free us for wonder and
praise and allow us to re-find sources of meaning worthy of
life-enhancing desires. O'Siadhail affirms with realism,
imagination, and inspiring wisdom how ourĀ human desires and
longings can open up ways through our unprecedented global
challenges.
General
Imprint: |
Baylor University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Micheal O'Siadhail
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4813-2006-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4813-2006-8 |
Barcode: |
9781481320061 |
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