Author Archives: envirolit

by Kyrsten Parmeter Introduction: Linda Hogan was born in 1947 in Denver, Colorado.  Her father was a full Chickasaw Indian and her mother came from pioneers of Nebraska.  She started writing in her 20s and moved to the East Coast … Continue reading →

by Elizabeth Hacken Biography Rick Bass was born in Fort Worth, Texas on March 7, 1958. He received a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geology at Utah State in 1979 and then worked as a gas and oil geologist in … Continue reading →

By Ashley Detloff Biography The biologist, writer, and ecologist, Rachel Carson, was born on May 17th, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania.  She started her career as an ecologist with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, which is where she first encountered the … Continue reading →

Good writers often provide us with insights in a sentence or two, insights that capture a feeling, standpoint, or vision that resonates with many readers.  What are your favorite quotations from our environmental writers?  Post a reply that gives us … Continue reading →

“…a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it.” Aldo Leopold’s essay on “The Land Ethic” comes at the end of his 1949 book, A Sand County Almanac, … Continue reading →

Welcome to WordPress.com and the Environmental Literature Blog.  You’ll be able to post your blog discussing an author, comparing authors or themes, and raising questions about environmental literature, culture, and ethics.  Count on using your blog when you lead class … Continue reading →