Abstract
My project is an ecopoetic inquiry of Kingston's Inner Harbour. It contains several poems and photographs. The Inner Harbour provides an interesting case study of the intersections between industry, history and ecological preservation. This project evolved from an eco diary assignment in which I actively decided to consider the poem an environmental form that moves beyond the limitations of descriptive aesthetics to lived experiences of ecological processes. It forced me to re-evaluate my relationship with this particular biotope, and how to destabilize an ingrained human-centred mode of thinking and interacting with the environment. Ecological poetics extends beyond describing or being about nature, and aims to provide a deeper engagement with the environment. This research connects with my book, Slow States of Collapse, in regards to my approach to poetry as an open-ended dialogue that can adopt many forms and styles to illustrate lived experiences. Language, in this case poetry, can play an important role in ecological understanding.
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