Generation Anthropocene

A truly powerful article by Robert MacFarlane in The Guardian (Friday 1st April), full of thought provoking connections around nature, culture and the era we are living in.

‘We are living in the Anthropocene age, in which human influence on the planet is so profound – and terrifying – it will leave its legacy for millennia. Politicians and scientists have had their say, but how are writers and artists responding to this crisis’.

Read the article here.

Yes, I feel solastalgic.

And yes, “nature is perhaps the most complex word in the language.” (Raymond Williams, Keywords 1976)

Featured image on home page: Mid-West Agriculture – photo by Djof / Flickr / Creative Commons

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