Ecopoetry

Poetry with an emphasis on the environment, ecology, ecosystems, empathy towards all living creatures, and providing a voice to nature and its natural processes. Global warming, climate change, and concern around lack of human urgency in the face of those things are frequent themes. Ecopoetry goes beyond nature poetry to include a sense of interconnectedness between humans and the environment and to protest against environmental injustices.

Updated February 14, 2026
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Ecopoetry

Poetry with an emphasis on the environment, ecology, ecosystems, empathy towards all living creatures, and providing a voice to nature and its natural processes. Global warming, climate change, and concern around lack of human urgency in the face of those things are frequent themes. Ecopoetry goes beyond nature poetry to include a sense of interconnectedness between humans and the environment and to protest against environmental injustices.

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Nature poem
Pico, Tommy
Paper Book
A book-length poem about how an American Indian writer can't bring himself to write about nature, but is forced to reckon with colonial-white stereotypes, manifest destiny, and his own identity as an young, queer, urban-dwelling poet. A Best Book of the Year at BuzzFeed, Interview...
Shadow Price
Ghafoor, Farah
Shortlisted, 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry Longlisted, 2025 Toronto Book Awards A CBC Best Book of 2025 Borrowing its title from a finance term--"the estimated price of a good or service for which no market price exists"--Shadow Price is a stunning debut...
Hazard, home
Lowther, Christine
Paper Book
Hazard, Home is a tribute to both wonder and grief for Earth's inhabitants and systems. With admiration for the land holders (trees) and inhabitants of the rainforest, wetlands and oceans of her home, former Tofino Poet Laureate Christine Lowther delves into the pressing issues of urbanization,...
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