April 18, 2023

Edited by Tori Bush and Richard Goodman. University of Florida Press, 2021.

“The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing” is the first collection of environmental writing to explore the rich and diverse ecological tapestry of the Gulf South region. Spanning a century and encompassing the vast stretch from Texas to Florida, this anthology features a wide array of voices that delve into the intricate relationship between people and the region’s ever-evolving ecology.

Editors Tori Bush and Richard Goodman have curated a thoughtful selection of ...

By Loss Pequeño Glazier. Night Horn Books, 2022.

In “Transparent Mountain: Ecopoetry from the Great Smokies,” Loss Pequeño Glazier (lpglazier.com) intertwines history, ecology, and poetic spirit to celebrate the resilience and enchantment of the Southern Appalachians. This collection of poems stands as a testament to the region’s survival against near-total devastation throughout the twentieth century. It explores the necessity of wilderness for life by raising awareness of our connection to an interdependent world of living things, the most viable strategy to address global climate ...

By Elizabeth Carolyn Miller. Princeton University Press, 2021.

In “Extraction Ecologies and the Literature of the Long Exhaustion,” Elizabeth Carolyn Miller (UC Davis) explores the British literary landscape from the 1830s to the 1930s—an era characterized by the rise of industrial mining throughout the imperial world—to show how literature during this period engaged with the looming threat of resource exhaustion, weaving it into the narrative fabric.

Miller skillfully examines canonical works such as “Hard Times,” “The Mill on the Floss,” and “Sons and Lovers,” showing ...