Research Catalog

Title

The language of conservation / Jane Preston, editor.

Publication

New York City : Poets House, c2013.

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Additional Authors

• Preston, Jane
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
• Poets House (Firm)

Description

xxii, 225 p. : col. ill., charts; 23 cm.

Summary

"This volume tells the story of an alliance between key institutions in six cities. It traces a ground-breaking collaboration between libraries and zoos working together to bring one of humanity's geatest tools--poetic language--to the service of conservation."--[p. 4] of cover.

Subject

• Wildlife conservation > Poetry
• Conservation of natural resources > Poetry
• Poetry > Social aspects
• Libraries and community
• Zoos > Educational aspects
• Conservation projects (Natural resources)

Genre/Form

Poetry

Note

• "Poetry in library and zoo collaboration"--cover.
• Zoo Partners: Audubon Nature Institute, Audubon Zoo; Milwaukee County Zoo; Little Rock Zoo; Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens; Chicago Zoological Society; Brookfield Zoo -- Library Partners: New Orleans Public Library, Latter Branch; Milwaukee Public Library; Central Arkansas Library System; Jacksonville Public Library; American Library Association.--p. 210-212.

Funding (note)

• Made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface / by Marsha L. Semmel -- Foreword: On the life of the imagination / by W.S. Merwin -- Mind and soul : that crossroad of science and art / by Dan Wharton -- In service to the natural world / by Sandra Alcosser -- The language of conservation : an overview of the project / by Lee Briccetti -- curating the installation at Brookfield Zoo / by Sandra Alcosser -- Lines of life : my experience as part of the Language of conservation in Little Rock / by Joseph Bruchac -- Curatorial commentary : Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens / by Allison Hawthorne Deming -- "Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet" : on New Orleans and the audubon Zoo / by Mark Doty -- Faith and hope and selecting poetry for Milwaukee County Zoo / by Pattiann Rogers -- Poet to poet : a meditation on selecting poems for the Language of conservation / by Sandra Alcosser -- Design strategies for poetry in zoos / by John Fraser -- Replication Q & A / by Jane Preston -- Setting the stage for collaboration : project design and the role of the leadership team / by John Fraser and Jane Preston -- Strategies for collaboration / by Reginald Harris -- Creating a community of practice : zoo, library, and poet collaborations / by John Fraser and Jessica Sickler --Future trends : zoos, libraries, and specialty collections / by John Fraser -- Evaluating success : the why, what and how of evaluation of the Language of conservation / by John Fraser and Jessica Sickler -- Outcomes achieved through the Language of conservation : evaluation results / by Jessica Sickler and Erin Johnson -- Poetry : a catalyst for building vital communities / by Sandra Alcosser -- Where we must look for help : nature and poetry / by Jonathan Blunk -- Notes on the canon of nature poetry / by Annie Finch -- A brief comment on "The nature canon," / by Alison Hawthorne Deming -- The canon of nature poetry in the twenty-first century : a perspective from the mid-Pacific / by Frank Stewart -- The canon of nature writing? / by Christopher Merrill -- The Language of conservation book lists / by Reginald Harris and Marsha Howard.

ISBN

• 9780988862500
• 0988862506

OCLC

• 839681700
• SCSB-11913506

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library