Imminent Domains: Reckoning With The Anthropocene

Essais Series No. 14

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Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites readers to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation.

We trace the veins of harm, memory and meaning amongst ecosystems and bioregions; through history and across continents, from the mines of Cerro Rico to the ruins of Pompeii. Arranged by five central elements of survival—earth, fire, water, air and spirit—these essays refute linearity, just as nature does.

Naccarato offers not blanket answers about our future, but rather myriad ways to find our own, individual response to an imminent question. We are being called to work together; to dig a trench deep and wide enough that the fires around us might stay at bay. How do we turn towards the fire?

Contributors

Alessandra Naccarato

Alessandra Naccarato is a writer and poet born and raised in Tkaronto (Toronto). The recipient of the 2015 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers and the 2017 CBC Poetry Prize, her poetry and essays have appeared widely in publications such as The New Quarterly, Room Magazine, and Event. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and a graduate degree in Community Economic Development from Concordia University, supporting two decades of work and research in grassroots social change, community arts, and the prevention of gender-based violence. Her debut poetry collection, Re-Origin of Species, was awarded the AICW Bressani Literary Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and named a Best Book of 2019 by CBC Books.
Chapter Contributors Pages Year Price
7 $0.70
Includes the essays: Deforestation Rewilding and Lazarus Species.
41 $4.10
Includes the essays: The Plaster Citizens of Pompeii, Mountain That Eats Men, and Blood Stones: An Inventory.
47 $4.70
Includes the essays: Hurricane’s Eye, The Romance of Floods, and A Brief History of Mermaids.
27 $2.70
Includes the essays: Flock Memory, Rare Honey, and The Failsafe.
34 $3.40
Includes the essays: The Custom of Killing Rabbits, The Sting, and Wildflowers.
21 $2.10
Includes the essays: On Zoonotic Disease and Global Health, On RCMP Violence: A Note, On Silence, On the Endangered Species Act: Black-Footed Ferret v. Pipeline, On the Business of De-Extinction, …
45 $4.50