THE NEW TWENTIES
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What impact does Emily Carr have in today's climate reality? "Her empathy for trees is immediately palpable," writes Theresa-Anne Clarke Harter (T 💚💚 she/her) of two noteworthy paintings: "Scorned as Timber Beloved as Sky" and "Odds and Ends" #oldgrowth thenewtwenties.ca/articles/emily…
In an impassioned open letter to the Premier of British Columbia, Rae DeFrane (Rae (of all people)) details the hypocrisy in Canada's presence at #COP26 as RCMP tear apart land defender encampments at the embattled #FairyCreek #OldGrowth protests. #climate thenewtwenties.ca/articles/howca…
Nova Scotia "sells itself on its fall colours as much as it does its coastlines," writes Angela Capobianco (@frumpypumpkin);"these forests need to be protected." #Oldgrowth protection in the province isn't strong enough; now it lacks ecological #diversity. thenewtwenties.ca/articles/novas…
"everyone wants to / tell me how to live correctly" writes Ojo Taiye (Vox Populi) in Forest Museum. But "the necessary part / of the earth still lies barren." Don't miss this dreamy piece "absorbed in memory", sprinkled with ash "like sinister confetti." thenewtwenties.ca/articles/fores…
"I realize it's unfashionable" writes Neil Griffin (@neilcgriffin) in an essay, or poem, depending, "but I would like to have a future." John Clare reappears in a cloud #forest, home of "Outlaws, hedge poets, prophets". Don't miss this brush with oblivion! thenewtwenties.ca/articles/lawof…
"No, really," grieves Abby Neufeld (@abbyjneufeld) for the BC #flooding,"tell me again what I'm meant to be hoping for?" Where & how do we fight? Countering mounting paralysis of climate anxiety is a must-- but things will get worse before they get better. thenewtwenties.ca/articles/froma…
"how quietly the soft evils lace into you," writes Dominik Buconjic (@Dom_Buco), considering the inevitability of the #monoculture, the“oil palms in a looming phalanx” & “corn fields spanning entire counties”. Don’t miss this brilliant & disturbing #poem! thenewtwenties.ca/articles/monoc…
"Literal hedgehogs are signing petitions to #reforest the ooze layer" writes Ciaran Volke (@ciaranvolke) in their poem ‘Gritty Netflix Adaptation of Sonic Adventures 2 Where’ -- “Chao gardens are at an all-time premium but they are ultimately for hookups". thenewtwenties.ca/articles/gritt…
"Lately, people have asked," writes Rae DeFrane (Rae (of all people)), "what's the point?" In Post Human: Survival Horror, devastating themes emerge, combine, and collide in a grand finale. "At the end, I would like to have my list of efforts ready to show". thenewtwenties.ca/articles/fucki…
Pandemics, politics, and pop culture are interlinked. "[The] beginning of almost every zombie film," writes Theresa-Anne Clarke Harter (T 💚💚 she/her) "parallels our current reality in a way that I am deeply, deeply uncomfortable with." thenewtwenties.ca/articles/pande…
Thanks to the team and writers from THE NEW TWENTIES It was quite a trip and you did some outstanding work Thank you.🌎💚