Imminent Domains

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Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites readers to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation.

We trace the veins of harm, memory and meaning amongst ecosystems and bioregions; through history and across continents, from the mines of Cerro Rico to the ruins of Pompeii. Arranged by five central elements of survival—earth, fire, water, air and spirit—these essays refute linearity, just as nature does.

Naccarato offers not blanket answers about our future, but rather myriad ways to find our own, individual response to an imminent question. We are being called to work together; to dig a trench deep and wide enough that the fires around us might stay at bay. How do we turn towards the fire?

Alessandra Naccarato is the author of Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene (Essays) and Re-Origin of Species (Poems). Born and raised in Tkaronto (Toronto), she is the recipient of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award and the CBC Poetry Prize, and her poetry and essays have appeared widely in publications such as The New Quarterly, Room Magazine, and Event. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and a graduate degree in Community Economic Development from Concordia University, supporting two decades of work and research in grassroots social change, community arts, and the prevention of gender-based violence. Her debut poetry collection, Re-Origin of Species, was awarded the AICW Bressani Literary Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and named a Best Book of 2019 by CBC Books.

Why to buy: Imminent Domains addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformations.
A contemplation of environmental grief, imminent change, and interspecies relationship, which leads readers through five elemental doors-earth, fire, water, air, spirit-to reckon with the realities we face, and the futures that might be emerging. Against a backdrop of illness, natural disasters, these essays look for a way to turn towards fear, loss and change.
Debut lyrical essay collection from award-winning writer Alessandra Naccarato, winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award from the Writers' Trust of Canada and the CBC Poetry Prize.
Expands on themes explored in her debut poetry collection Re-Origin of Species, which was nominated for two prizes.
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