26 Voices For Change

I am delighted to have been asked to contribute to this brand new anthology of Cornish writings on the theme of climate change, especially considering the sheer talent contained within. 26 Voices For Change is edited by Mac Dunlop and Megan Chapman and was created to bridge the gap between Cornwall which hosted the G7 in the summer and Glasgow, which has recently hosted the COP26 climate summit. My poem Karrek Loos Yn Koos, taken from the Cornish language name for St Michael’s Mount, explores the concept of cultural memory, our impact on the world through language and what will be left of us once we are gone. I am also proud to say that the book contains a bilingual introduction and blurb in both English and Cornish written by Mac Dunlop and translated by yours truly.

Here is some more information from the editors:

“26 Voices for Change is an anthology of Cornish writers brought together under the general theme of climate change. Many of the writers have contributed new work, written or developed between the period of the 2021 G7 'summit' of world 'leaders' held at Carbis Bay, Penwith, Cornwall in June and the COP 26 'summit' of world 'leaders' in Glasgow, in November. While the world and its various authorities grapple with the complexities of uniting in action together as nation states, the planet has its own way of dealing with such crises.

Our collective representative Governments seem dwarfed by the scale of action required. Sometimes they appear inadequate in their limited power and influence. They are often distracted by short term electoral priorities, or simply in awe of profitability over sustainability. The danger is that a negative legacy may be all that history will make of our time. A legacy of indecisiveness, and an inability to consider that our industrious human ingenuity masks deeper, more dangerous flaws. We have modernised and built a human architecture on the flimsiest of foundations.

Softback book

Published by The Poetry Point”

You can purchase your very own copy from Rubicund here for the very reasonable price of £6.