Environmental Ethics in Poetry: An Empirical Study of Eco-Criticism

Abstract

There the article is implied into the discussion of environmental ethics and poetry using empirical methods of analysis. The author gets to know from where the poets derive the ethical considerations related to nature and sustainability. Drawing on ecocriticism, the research investigates eco-ethical themes in the works of five renowned poets: Mary Oliver, Marilyn Nelson, Wendell Berry, Gary Snyder, Joy Harjo, and Seamus Heaney. A discussion is presented, in a qualitative approach, which focuses on selected poems; this involves the consideration of the literary devices employed by the poets, as well as the various poetic forms and eco-ethical motifs. The analysis manifests an increase of eco-ethical discourse in which the idea of nature's adaptability to us, human-nature coexistence, environmental rights and human cultural heritage are promoted. Alongside this, mentioned is that the study also focuses on the importance of eco-poetry as a pedagogic resource for the progress of environmental literacy and ethics amongst students. Through Ecocriticism analysis which is flanked by educational administration‘s theories, the research proposed how poetry can lead to ecological consciousness and sustainability values. Additionally, the paper contemplates the barriers to the study, like the identity of the poets and poems being a matter of special focus in the article. Then, it proposes a new study particularly by looking at how the different cultures can be compared and the time span can be monitored over the passage of time. Finally, the results of the study enrich the ecocriticism discipline by revealing the use of poetry in building the moral of caring for the environment and enhancing people's cognizance of the issues of humanity and its natural surroundings.