“This bookmark gauges the depths of the human”: how poetry can help to personalise climate change

Illingworth, Sam

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-35-2020

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-35-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-35-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

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“This bookmark gauges the depths of the human”: how poetry can help to personalise climate change

Sam Illingworth

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This bookmark gauges the depths of the human: how poetry can help to personalise climate change S. Illingworth https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/T2YDR

Short summary

To many non-specialists, the science behind climate change can appear confusing and alienating, yet in order for global mitigation efforts to be successful it is not just scientists who need to take action, but rather society as a whole. This study shows how poets and poetry offer a method of communicating the science of climate change to the wider society using language that they not only better understand, but which also has the potential to stimulate accountability and inspire action.