(Publication summary)
'Tamryn Bennett’s ICAROS is teeming with metaphors as well as literal descriptions of the Earth and its parts. You get out what you put in when you read ICAROS; careful engagement with the poetry is essential if you want to come away with a fulfilling reading experience. The collection narrativises Bennett’s search for meaning as she journeys through and interacts with different environments, and the resulting poetry is down to earth (so to speak). The searching that ICAROS depicts is far from tropes such as the wounded soul who wanders lonely through the moonlit streets of Paris. Rather, the poems within this collection are devoted to recognising and remembering the value of species more-than-human for the continuity of all life on Earth and for healing the human soul, where Cavallaro’s illustrations demarcate changes in the collection’s tone and help in the development of themes.' (Introduction)
(Introduction)
'The use of medicinal plants or herbs originates from Indigenous knowledge systems which predate colonisation by thousands, or in the case of Aboriginal pharmacopeia, tens of thousands of years. Phytotherapy, a science-based medical practice first described by French physician Henri Leclerc in 1913, uses plant-derived medicines for prevention and treatment of ailments. Today, industrial pharma hacks plants’ intrinsic biotechnologies for maximum profit, producing pills and potions engineered to ease mental and physical maladies. What has been overlooked by the dollars that be (aka extractive capitalism) is the use of traditional plant medicines for diseases of spirit.' (Introduction)
'The use of medicinal plants or herbs originates from Indigenous knowledge systems which predate colonisation by thousands, or in the case of Aboriginal pharmacopeia, tens of thousands of years. Phytotherapy, a science-based medical practice first described by French physician Henri Leclerc in 1913, uses plant-derived medicines for prevention and treatment of ailments. Today, industrial pharma hacks plants’ intrinsic biotechnologies for maximum profit, producing pills and potions engineered to ease mental and physical maladies. What has been overlooked by the dollars that be (aka extractive capitalism) is the use of traditional plant medicines for diseases of spirit.' (Introduction)
(Introduction)
'Tamryn Bennett’s ICAROS is teeming with metaphors as well as literal descriptions of the Earth and its parts. You get out what you put in when you read ICAROS; careful engagement with the poetry is essential if you want to come away with a fulfilling reading experience. The collection narrativises Bennett’s search for meaning as she journeys through and interacts with different environments, and the resulting poetry is down to earth (so to speak). The searching that ICAROS depicts is far from tropes such as the wounded soul who wanders lonely through the moonlit streets of Paris. Rather, the poems within this collection are devoted to recognising and remembering the value of species more-than-human for the continuity of all life on Earth and for healing the human soul, where Cavallaro’s illustrations demarcate changes in the collection’s tone and help in the development of themes.' (Introduction)
