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Climate Change Poetry

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A set of poems commissioned by the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) that feature 9 poems on the theme of climate change. The poems are based on the collective understanding of climate change and human response to this global phenomenon. These pieces were commissioned as part of ‘Seven Dimensions of Climate Change’ series of the RSA and include the following poems

  1. ‘A Climate of Change’ by George the Poet
  2. ‘How’s My Coal’ by Simon Barraclough
  3. ‘Except for the Lone Wave’ by Grace Nichols
  4. ‘Untitled’ by Tom Chivers
  5. ‘We Have Everything We Need’ by Selena Nwulu
  6. ‘Water is Company’ by Ruth Padel
  7. ‘Polar Heart’ by Simon Barraclough
  8. ‘Inheritance’ by John Agard
  9. ‘Alongside Beans’ by Alice Oswald

Students will learn about climate change and its impacts on society through poetry. They will also learn about linkages of science and human emotion.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

  1. What is climate poetry?
  2. How can poetry be used to tackle the issue of climate change?
  3. What are the essential components of poetry?
About Tool
Tool NameOriginal Poems on Climate Change
DisciplineHumanities
Topic(s) in DisciplinePoetry, Literature
Climate TopicClimate and Society
Type of toolReading
Grade LevelHigh School, Undergraduate
LocationGlobal
LanguageEnglish
Translation     –
Developed byThe Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
Hosted atThe Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
Link
AccessOnline/Offline
Computer SkillsBasic

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