Ecopoesis

By James P. Peters

Story poems, a kind of modern epic poetry, give the author and readers the time and space to think: divided into three sections, each part focuses on one real world problem:

1. Thinking about the Environment
2. Thinking about Sexuality
3. Thinking about Thinking

Each poem is a long story poem, yet it is divided into shorter parts. The sections stand
on their own but work together in the mirror-play
within each piece.

This ebook serves as an introduction to more poems found on a the poet's website cited in the text

• Language: English
• Publisher: James P. Peters
• Release date: Aug 9, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476183046

James P. Peters

Thinker, poet, and teacher, J. Peters has traveled the world and has sat still in cafe corners, looking and listening. A San Franciscan for many years, he claims Martin Heidegger as a strong thought influence but loves to tell stories more than prosify about philosophy. He will be reading in the San Francisco Bay area some times in the 2012-2013 season. Check his web site for current details.

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ECOPOESIS

SELECTIONS from http://www.ecopoesis.info

Poetry by J. Peters

Copyright 2012 James P. Peters

Smashwords Edition

Thinking about the Environment

The Farmer in the Dell

four looks at the Earth

Thinking about Sexuality

Four Wonder Tales for Young Gays

fairy tales for grounding young gays

Thinking about Thinking

Shapes of Ereignis

Japanese word MA meaning presencing

Thinking about the Environment

The

Farmer

in the

Dell

Space, place, and end belong together.

--Heidegger

by J. Peters

The View / Emplacement

Shadows, shadows!

Black plasmas against white bricks

inside the tower.

I follow them up

steps cut alongside a wall.

Diving up, curving left

out to a ledge circle.

What a view! Of

four areas, four arenas,

valleys near to my eyes.

Explorings and disappearings

of living and dying.

Farms? Patient rows

of greens poke through plastic.

Agriculture? Fair concealed,

a third glows all as one

within its canvas cavern.

How different