Welcome to the Anthropocene

Alice Major observes the comedy and the tragedy of this human—dominated moment on Earth. Major’s most persistent question—"Where do we fit in the universe?"—is made more urgent by the ecological calamity of human—driven climate change. Her poetry leads us to question human hierarchies, loyalties, and consciousness, and challenges us to find some humility in our overblown sense of our cosmic significance.

Now, welcome to the Anthropocene you battered, tilting globe. Still you gleam,
a blue pea...