Hope Archives - Poetic Earth Month

Old River, New Story: Solving the Cauvery Crisis

2023-06-29 By Dheepa R. Maturi Filed Under: A Legacy to Be Proud Of, Agriculture, Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Hope, Reclamation, Top 4 Featured, Water

The United Nations has recognized the Cauvery Callling program as a blueprint for river revitalization in the tropical world.

Earth Song Ecopoetry Is Here!

2022-07-05 By • Filed Under: Articles, Books, Hope, Nature Prompt, Poems, Poetry Prompt

The world of ecopoetry welcomes an inspiring collection. Earth Song brings together diverse voices, past and present, from across the globe.

The Breath of the Woods

2022-04-14 By Hellen Keller Filed Under: Abundance, Awe, Beauty, Birds, Childhood Memories, Education, Flowers, Gratitude, Homeschooling, Hope, Kindness, Meditative, Nature Stories, Peace, Personal Change, Plants, Seasons, Secret Places, Transcendence, Trees, Water, Wisdom, Wonder, Woods, Young Voices

excerpted from chapter seven of The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller. The book was first written in 1902 in magazine form, while she was in college, at the age of 22 For a long time I had no regular lessons. Even when I studied most earnestly it seemed […]

Environmental Writing

2021-02-01 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: A Legacy to Be Proud Of, Articles, Climate, Education, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Top 4 Featured

What is environmental writing? It can be anything—scientific, personal, political. And it’s been around for a lot longer than you might think.

Green Publishers List

2021-01-25 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Books, Climate, Earth Care, Ecopoetics, Education, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Nature Stories, Technology, What Can We Do

Explore the Green Publishers list! These companies focus on books on our environment & / or pursue sustainable practices in their companies.

How to Talk About Climate Breakdown

2021-01-13 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Hope, Impact, Personal Change, Wisdom

Everyone knows how discussions about climate can frequently degenerate. Here are tips on how to successfully talk about climate breakdown.

What Is Climate Breakdown?

2021-01-12 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Agriculture, Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, What Can We Do

Climate breakdown is the most recent term for global warming (the temperature of the earth rising) and climate change (climate’s unprecedented change).

Noticing—A Short Story

2021-01-11 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Abandoned, Articles, Birds, Cities, Climate, Earth as Metaphor, Ecological Grief, Ecopoetics, Fairy Tales, Gratitude, Hope, Nature Stories, Philosophy, Short Stories, The Shivering Ground, Transcendence

In “Noticing” a short story by Sara Barkat, two travelers and sewists at the end of the world remember extinct birds and fairy tales.

Morning

2020-11-09 By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: Beauty, Being a Poet, Climate, Ecopoetics, Hope, Ocean, Poems, Sea, Sun, Trees, Water

Read “Morning” ecopoem by L.L. Barkat: I have tabbed the page / of H.D.’s ‘Oread,’ / with its plea—”whirl up” / —to the sea. (…)

Autumn Leaves—A Meditative Nature Video

2020-11-09 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Abundance, Articles, Beauty, Brain Tricks, Cities, Gratitude, Health, Hope, In Our Lives, Meditative, Peace, Personal Change, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plants, Seasons, Secret Places, Self Care, Transcendence, Videos

Attention Restoration Theory (ART) is that being in nature, and viewing green spaces, allows the brain to unwind, to notice without noticing. Enjoy this meditative nature video, a small experience of nature that can brighten your spirits, even in town.