Surviving the Eremocene
Surviving the Eremocene by Chuck Salmons is a poetry collection published by Sheila-Na-Gig Online on July 30, 2025. In this fourth collection, Salmons delves into the concept of the Eremocene, or Age of Loneliness, a term popularized by biologist E. O. Wilson. The poems explore the implications of loneliness in relation to environmental issues, family history, sociopolitical differences, and cultural influences, offering a nuanced perspective on these interconnected themes.
Readers will find a series of narrative poems that blend rich details, humor, and wisdom, reflecting Salmons’ Ohio upbringing and his connection to the Midwest as a descendant of Appalachians. Through his exploration, he invites readers to engage with their own sense of place in a world that presents both challenges and opportunities for understanding. This collection encourages contemplation on how personal and collective experiences shape one’s perspective in a complex and evolving landscape.
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In his fourth poetry collection, award-winning poet Chuck Salmons explores and expands upon the meaning of Eremocene, or Age of Loneliness, a term popularized by biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson. Through thought-provoking poems, Salmons looks at the term as it applies to environmental concerns and beyond-loneliness as a condition resulting from family history, sociopolitical differences, scientific advances, and cultural touchstones. Through narrative poems full of rich details, humor, and wisdom, Salmons examines his own Ohio upbringing and sense of place in the Midwest as an immediate descendent of Appalachians. He invites readers to join him in this endeavor and perhaps come to their own understanding about how to determine one’s place in a world simultaneously fraught with disappointment and ripe with hope.
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