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SLU professor pens book of essays examining how poetry, song have raised ecological awareness in Nicaragua

Posted 2/6/12

CANTON - Known as the Republic of Poets, Nicaragua has a rich biodiversity that is threatened by destructive human activity. A new book of essays by St. Lawrence University Lewis Professor of Spanish …

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SLU professor pens book of essays examining how poetry, song have raised ecological awareness in Nicaragua

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CANTON - Known as the Republic of Poets, Nicaragua has a rich biodiversity that is threatened by destructive human activity.

A new book of essays by St. Lawrence University Lewis Professor of Spanish Steven White examines how poetry and song have raised ecological awareness in Nicaragua, and how this movement could become a model of more ethical behavior throughout the world.

Plowing the Air: Ecology in the Poetry and Music of Nicaragua is a book of essays in Spanish, with an ecocritical focus on the work of Nicaraguan poets and singer-songwriters, such as Rubén Darío, Ernesto Cardenal, Carlos Mejía Godoy and many others.