The Sea

The Sea

O the cities here below! The men with a thousand arms! the stanchions of their upward gaze! the coral of their poetry! the sea dragons tenderized, meat for fleshy fish—— Navark, navark, the fishes of the Sea speak Breton—— wash as soft as...
Oceans in Crisis

Oceans in Crisis

The United Nations has proclaimed the 2020s to be the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. According to the proclamation, “The marine realm is the largest component of the Earth’s system that stabilizes climate and supports life on Earth and human...
Editor’s Notes: A Celebration of the Seas

Editor’s Notes: A Celebration of the Seas

Vancouver, B.C. will host two international conferences on the World’s Oceans this summer. To commemorate these events, Ross Thrasher has written a review of two volumes on Earth’s oceans, Scott Lawrance shares photos of Earth’s beautiful waters, and we bring you an...
The Climate Crisis: Reflections in an Existential Emergency Pt 2

The Climate Crisis: Reflections in an Existential Emergency Pt 2

“Civilizations are shaped and defined by their priorities: by deciding what things and what relations are valuable” – Jason W.Moore (2015, p.51) Value must be placed upon transitioning away from fossil fuel technology but also reducing material acquisition and...
Poem: No Rush

Poem: No Rush

ThichNhat Hanh       remains Lotus in a sea of fire              Across the Pacific a suspension Bridge        (see the way                             Farers passing each way on it  The rhododendron leaves bow down in prayer            After snow      Beginning of...