Entanglements: New Ecopoetry

by David Knowles

'Entanglements' is an anthology of new poetry driven by the joy of our intimate entanglement with life - set against the spectacle of a planet-wide ecological catastrophe of our own making. It brings together work by international figures (including Jorie Graham, John Kinsella, Les Murray, Alice Oswald) with poetry from emerging voices. Entanglements contains forms and styles from many branches of the broad tree of ecopoetry. Poetry often finds new heights when the finest craftsmanship is placed under stress - political or cultural oppression, war, loss. The poetry in this anthology reaches the highest peaks because it yearns for the ground of our connection with the planet - our entanglement with it - while facing our species' manifest ability to disconnect from and trample on the only home we have.

212 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

Fr. David Knowles, OSB, FRHistS was born Michael Clive Knowles and was given the name 'David' when he joined the Order of Benedict in 1923. He was a historian and professor at University of Cambridge from 1947 to 1968 and served as president of the Royal Historical Society from 1957 to 1961.

*Note: there is more than one author named 'David Knowles,' however this particular individual is the most widely published.