This poem from José Emilio Pacheco’s volume Los trabajos del mar (The Labors of the Sea, 1978–83) describes urban pollution. Mexico City has only one river that has not been turned into a sewer and covered by concrete. That river,… Read More ›
environmental degradation
Literature and the Environment
Nature and the environment are traditional themes in American literature and have a long history on the North American continent. Native American oral narratives invoke plant and animal life, weather patterns, and particular places, often viewing these elements of the… Read More ›
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