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ecopoetry

ecopoetry noun: poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.

Noun

ecopoetry (usually uncountable, plural ecopoetries)

  1. (usually) Poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.
    • The best ecopoetry, in Bate's view, is not overtly political, let alone propagandistic.2002, Julian Wolfreys, Introducing criticism at the 21st century
    • Ecopoetry is not synonymous with writing that is pragmatically green: a manifesto for ecological correctness will not be poetic because its language is bound to be instrumental, to address questions of doing rather than to 'present' the experience of dwelling.2000, Jonathan Bate, The song of the Earth

Forms of ecopoetry

pluralecopoetries

Origin of ecopoetry

From eco- + poetry.

Questions about ecopoetry

What does ecopoetry mean?
Ecopoetry means poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.
What part of speech is ecopoetry?
Ecopoetry is a noun.
What is the plural of ecopoetry?
The plural of ecopoetry is ecopoetries.

Words near ecopoetry in the dictionary

  1. ecopoems
  2. ecopoet
  3. ecopoetic
  4. ecopoetics
  5. ecopoetries
  6. ecopoetry
  7. ecopoets
  8. ecopoiesis
  9. ecopolitical
  10. ecopolitics
  11. ecopopulism

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