JOURNAL ARTICLE

No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, Jordan Hamel, Rebecca Hawkes, Erik Kennedy and Essa Ranapiri (2022).

  • Published In: Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies, 2023, v. 11, n. 2. P. 231 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Valle, Paola Della 3 of 3

Abstract

This article reviews *No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand* (2022), a collection featuring 91 poets connected to New Zealand, including many Indigenous Māori and Pacific Islanders, addressing climate change through poetry. The anthology highlights poetry as a medium for environmental activism, education, and decolonial critique, linking climate change to historical colonization and emphasizing Indigenous perspectives. The poems explore themes such as environmental disasters, corporate greenwashing, the retreat of glaciers, bushfires, and the crisis of sinking Pacific islands, often blending personal, political, and ecological concerns. The collection resists easy categorization, instead presenting interconnected poetic conversations that call for a paradigm shift toward shared knowledge and respect for Indigenous wisdom.

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies. 2023/12, Vol. 11, Issue 2, p231
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:20504039
  • DOI:10.1386/nzps_00162_5
  • Accession Number:176129667
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