The poems collected in Fossil Sunshine are the result of Michael McKimm's year long collaboration with earth scientists, in a project funded by Arts Council England. Drawing on fieldwork with geologists, these poems explore the relationships between geology, the oil industry and climate change, and ask what the evidence held in the geological record can teach us about 21st Century global warming. Whilst addressing the profound impact human society has had upon our planet, the poems are neither didactic nor doom-laden. From ice ages to landslides, oil spills to geo-engineering, Fossil Sunshine captures the language of geology, as well as the energy and drive of exploration and discovery.
- ISBN10 1905208200
- ISBN13 9781905208203
- Publish Date 2 September 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Worple Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 36
- Language English