Ecofeministic Exploration of Mary Oliver's Poems
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Remi Cherian George
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla.
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Domination of both nature and women by
men leads to ecological crisis
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Synthesizes feminism and
environmentalism
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Coined by
Françoise d’Eaubonne
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Ascribes feminine values to nature
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Capitalism and industrialism as products
of patriarchy
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An American poet born in 1935.
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Winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize
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First collection
No Voyage and Other
Poems
was published in 1963.
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Clear and poignant observances of
natural world.
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Poems as antidote to inattention and
baroque conventions of everyday life.
Poems to be Analysed
Ecofeministically
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“Some Questions You Might Ask”
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“Sleeping in the Forest”
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“Aunt Leaf”
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“The Honey Tree”
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“The Fish”
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“Such Singing in Wild Branches”
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“Summer Day”
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Some Questions You Might Ask”
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Questions man’s self centredness
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Every living being on earth has a soul
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Interconnected nature of living beings
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Love and concern for creatures
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Disseminates nature consciousness
“Sleeping in the Forest”
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Comfort in the presence of nature
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Reverence for nature
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Self dissolving into the larger world
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Earth as a nursing and soothing mother
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Intense relation between earth and human
being
“Aunt Leaf”
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Endows the leaf with womanhood
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Comradeship with the leaf
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Laments at human civilization
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Submerge and become a part of
nature
“The Honey Tree”
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Embodies a bear and displays its
emotions
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Sustaining and nourishing qualities of
nature
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Escape from human constraints
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Represents freedom, celebration and
empowerment
“The Fish”
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Becoming one with the fish
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Woman and fish as a victim and sacrificial
object
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Shared pain and sense of finality
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Reciprocal relation between woman and
nature
“Such Singing in Wild Branches”
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Eco consciousness and Eco sensitivity
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Attention to the world and life around
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Merging of the soul with nature
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Mind comforting and soul soothing
experience
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Reminder to exercise wisdom
“Summer Day”
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Natural world of a grasshopper
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Questions human conscience
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The effectiveness of religion
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Seeing nature in oneself as the best
prayer to offer
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Cooperate, collaborate and cohabit with
nature
Conclusion
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Female speaker’s engagement with nature
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Drive home truths that are ineffable to
human sensibilities
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Mutual interaction and participation
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Communion with nature as soul
redemptive and life succouring
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Earth as sacred and life as valuable
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Delve into the intertwining themes of nature and womanhood in Mary Oliver's selected poems through an ecofeministic perspective. Explore the deep connections between the environment, feminism, and poetic expression, shedding light on the soulful dialogues between humanity and the natural world.
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Nature and Woman : A View of Mary Oliver s Selected Poems through Ecofeministic Lens. Presented by Remi Cherian George Assistant Professor Department of English Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla.
What is Ecofeminism? Domination of both nature and women by men leads to ecological crisis Synthesizes feminism and environmentalism Coined by Fran oise d Eaubonne Ascribes feminine values to nature Capitalism and industrialism as products of patriarchy
An American poet born in 1935. Winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. First collection No Voyage and Other Poems was published in 1963. Clear and poignant observances of natural world. Poems as antidote to inattention and baroque conventions of everyday life.
Poems to be Analysed Ecofeministically 1. Some Questions You Might Ask 2. Sleeping in the Forest 3. Aunt Leaf 4. The Honey Tree 5. The Fish 6. Such Singing in Wild Branches 7. Summer Day
Some Questions You Might Ask Questions man s self centredness Every living being on earth has a soul Interconnected nature of living beings Love and concern for creatures Disseminates nature consciousness
Sleeping in the Forest Comfort in the presence of nature Reverence for nature Self dissolving into the larger world Earth as a nursing and soothing mother Intense relation between earth and human being
Aunt Leaf Endows the leaf with womanhood Comradeship with the leaf Laments at human civilization Submerge and become a part of nature
The Honey Tree Embodies a bear and displays its emotions Sustaining and nourishing qualities of nature Escape from human constraints Represents freedom, celebration and empowerment
The Fish Becoming one with the fish Woman and fish as a victim and sacrificial object Shared pain and sense of finality Reciprocal relation between woman and nature
Such Singing in Wild Branches Eco consciousness and Eco sensitivity Attention to the world and life around Merging of the soul with nature Mind comforting and soul soothing experience Reminder to exercise wisdom
Summer Day Natural world of a grasshopper Questions human conscience The effectiveness of religion Seeing nature in oneself as the best prayer to offer Cooperate, collaborate and cohabit with nature
Conclusion Female speaker s engagement with nature Drive home truths that are ineffable to human sensibilities Mutual interaction and participation Communion with nature as soul redemptive and life succouring Earth as sacred and life as valuable
