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Fil-Ams' poetry book raises awareness on climate change

A collection of poems by two Fil-Ams which aims to raise awareness on climate change is launched in Norfolk, Virginia.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjERYEjdiUw?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>A collection of poems by two Filipino-Americans which aims to raise awareness on climate change recently had its East Coast launch in Norfolk, Virginia.“Dear Human at the Edge of Time” is an anthology that was developed out of a common need to tell human stories alongside climate change.It was edited by Dr. Luisa Igloria and Aileen Cassinetto, both fellows at the Academy of American Poets Laureate, as well as Dr. Jeremy Hoffman.  The book is offered as a companion to the congressionally-mandated Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) to encourage stories of climate justice and resilience.Its launch in Norfolk was led by the environmental non-profit Elizabeth River Project. During the event, some of the poems included in the book were read by the contributors themselves.NCA5 is a U.S. government report which details how climate change affects the lives and livelihood of Americans, as well as those in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands.Hoffman is the Southeast Chapter lead for NCA5, who also served the Science Museum of Virginia as their Climate and Earth scientist.“We wanted to connect with people in ways that previous climate assessments were unable to do,” he said. “One of those ways was the brilliant idea of my colleague, Luisa Igloria. Why don’t I just write you a poem? And I said, ‘That&#x27;s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard of this process so far.’”Through conversations with Igloria and Aileen Casinetto, the other co-editor in this anthology, “Dear Human at the Edge of Time” was born. The book was released in September 2023 and since then, it has received support including an endorsement from current U.S. Poet Laureate Aida Limon.“Dear Human” was also awarded the Best Poetry Anthology in the American Book Fest’s 2023 Best Book Awards in LA, considered one of the world’s largest international book award programs. “This book just keeps rolling,” said Igloria. “All this signals is, there is great need for this kind of work and resource at this particular time that we all share.”She added: “‘Dear Human’ makes climate science accessible to all which is what we hope, in the form of poetry, and the stories we carry with the goal of changing our perceptions of nature and our roles as humans in the world in order to prompt us to take action.”

A collection of poems by two Fil-Ams which aims to raise awareness on climate change is launched in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Published Feb 27, 2024 11:32 AM PHT

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