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ecopoetry

noun

  1. poetry with an ecological message
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From eco- + poetry.

  1. Poetry with a strong ecological message or emphasis.

    The best ecopoetry, in Bate's view, is not overtly political, let alone propagandistic.

    Ecopoetry is not synonymous with writing that is pragmatically green: a manifesto for ecological correctness will not be poetic because its language is bound to be instrumental, to address questions of doing rather than to 'present' the experience of dwelling.