Hope Sabanpan-Yu
In The Future of Environmental Criticism, Lawrence Buell explains anthropocentric thought that renders the human dominant over his or her environment. This ideological influence is a key concern in the poetics of Marjorie Evasco. Her acknowledgment that humans are subject to the weaknesses of anthropocentric thinking inspires a pursuit of an ecocentric perception where the poet can see and translate the world in language that is capable of comprehending the multiplicity of nature in its organic state. This paper considers Evasco’s poetry in Dreamweavers to represent an ecopoetic style that conveys real nature. This specific style showcases nature that is freed from perceptions anchored on anthropocentric ideals. It is a way of blending nature and poetry and uses a language capable of expressing organic reality. © 2019 Shanghai Normal University. All rights reserved.
Cebuano Studies Center, University of San Carlos Talamban Campus, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines
