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Monoculture

By (author): Sue Goyette

In Monoculture, Sue Goyette imagines that Nova Scotia’s last surviving stand of intact forest has been preserved for the enjoyment of the public—a premise that seems more like an inevitability than a speculation. Framing the text as visitors’ comments posted on the forest’s official website, Goyette speaks through a chorus of voices to explore the long consumptive, anthropocentric attitude that permeates our relationship with the natural world—from destructive harvesting practices to our expectations about outdoor recreation and leisure. This unique work takes its cue both from the incessant chatter of social media and from the long slog of a map-less hike, showing how a little scrap of wilderness can still unsettle and disorient us, humble and astonish us, and open its truths to us.

AUTHOR

Sue Goyette

Sue Goyette’s first two collections, The True Names of Birds and Undone, were nominated for the Governor General’s, Lowther, and Lampert Awards, the Globe 100 and the Atlantic Poetry Prize. Her novel, Lures (HarperCollins), was short-listed for the Thomas Head Raddall Award. A selection from outskirts won a 2008 CBC Literary Award. She teaches creative writing at Dalhousie University.


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In Monoculture, Sue Goyette imagines that Nova Scotia’s last surviving stand of intact forest has been preserved for the enjoyment of the public—a premise that seems more like an inevitability than a speculation. Framing the text as visitors’ comments posted on the forest’s official website, Goyette speaks through a chorus of voices to explore the long consumptive, anthropocentric attitude that permeates our relationship with the natural world—from destructive harvesting practices to our expectations about outdoor recreation and leisure. This unique work takes its cue both from the incessant chatter of social media and from the long slog of a map-less hike, showing how a little scrap of wilderness can still unsettle and disorient us, humble and astonish us, and open its truths to us.



Awards

  • The Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award 2023, Short-listed
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    Dimensions:

    176 Pages
    8in * 5in * 0.5in
    280gr

    Published:

    October 13, 2022

    City of Publication:

    Sackville

    Country of Publication:

    CA

    ISBN:

    9781554472376

    Book Subjects:

    POETRY / Canadian

    Language:

    eng

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