In his second full-length poetry collection, Half Earth, Blair Trewartha explores what it means to survive in a world grappling with a climate crisis and accelerating changes in the reality of digital human life. In his collection, the poet weaves dreamy narratives and explores scenes from ancient history, linking family and illness, wondering at the same time how to raise young children in light of a pandemic and the emergence of artificial intelligence. Rather than preaching or being overly pessimistic, Trewartha presents moments that lie at the crossroads of the past and the future.Filled with prehistoric tusks frozen in the forgotten tundra, a crumbling family home, firestorms, an algorithm-shaped zeitgeist, and a young child's vision of death. Half the Earth is a long-awaited beacon from one of Canada's most prominent poets.
Half-Earth
نصف الأرض
Not Translated
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Bibliographic Data
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | PalimpsestWebsite |
| Country | كندا |
| Primary Category | Languages and Literature |
| Published | 2026 |
| Language | English (EN) |
| Pages | 70 pages |
| Edition | The first |
| Dimensions | 13×21 |
| ISBN | 978-1997508137 |
| Translation | Not Translated |
About Blair Trewartha
Blair Trewartha’s debut poetry collection, Easy Fix, (Palimpsest Press, 2014) was shortlisted for the Relit Award. He also is the author of three chapbooks: Break In (Cactus Press, 2010), Porcupine Burning (Baseline Press, 2012), and human energy (Anstruther Press, 2022). His work has recently appeared in The Dalhousie Review, Prairie Fire Magazine, and The Fiddlehead. Born and raised in Huron County (Treaty 29 Territory), Blair now lives in London, Ontario (Treaty 6) with his partner and two children. Half-Earth is his second full-length collection of poetry.
