Footprints: an anthology of new ecopoetry Yang Lian which is a map/song that

which is a map/song that describes how ancestral beings created the landscape during The Dreaming

Ian did an MA in Creative Writing (poetry) at the University of East Anglia in 2004/5 under the careful guidance of Denise Riley and George Szirtes

bystander or reader

surrealism and psychoanalysis

The elemental themes long associated with Glenday’s name are strongly represented here: the sea

Footprints: an anthology of new ecopoetry Yang Lian which is a map/song thatWhat sets new ecopoetry apart is that it is written on the edge of a precipice. Our generation is faced with a unique set of dangers, led by a bunch of inept and callous politicians who live and lead for the short term, mostly in the pocket of big business. New ecopoetry engages with the current reality of our planet, in many ways these poems are a record of where we are, a document that will hopefully reveal something to future generations about our