Author Archives

Anne Elvey is a researcher and poet with an interest in ecological hermeneutics, ecopoetics and biblical studies.

• ‘Writing in the Pause: Call for Work’, edited by Jonathan Skinner

  By anneelvey on May 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Submissions for Volume 7 Number 2 are open between 26 May and 1 July 2020. I am delighted to announce Jonathan Skinner as the guest editor for this issue on the theme ‘Writing in the Pause’. ‘What in this disruption… Read More ›

• The Mind of Plants

  By anneelvey on May 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  John Charles Ryan, guest editor for our current issue, is one of three editors (with Patricia Vieira and Monica Gagliano, for a project of writing and art called The Mind of Plants. You can read about the plants, poets and… Read More ›

• A Note to Publishers and Authors: COVID-19

  By anneelvey on April 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  At Plumwood Mountain journal we generally love receiving books for review and are grateful to publishers for their trust in sending new titles to the journal. We have published many reviews over our 6+ years of publication, and have around… Read More ›

• Plant Poetics is now live

  By anneelvey on March 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    The March 2020 issue of Plumwood Mountain journal is now live. John Charles Ryan has edited an issue on Plant Poetics, with 37 poems from Australian and international poets, essays and book reviews. As most of us are physically… Read More ›

• Threatened Treasures Project

  By anneelvey on February 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Update: Mandy Langlois advises that submissions are open until 30 June 2020, but check the website for details. A new project Threatened Treasures is calling for submissions. They are aiming to create ‘an anthology of poems for young people to… Read More ›

• Wildlife, Plumwood Mountain and the Currowan Fire

  By anneelvey on January 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Plumwood Mountain journal acknowledges the Yuin people and offers profound sympathy and sorrow for all that has been destroyed in the recent fires on Yuin Country. Plumwood Mountain, the place from which the journal takes its name, is on Yuin… Read More ›

• ANIMALS: Interdependence Between Species – Announcing the Australian Poetry & NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship 2020

  By anneelvey on December 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Set in northern Italy and situated in the heart of the Orobie Alps, the NAHR program offers a lively space to think and create, collaborate and interact. Residents take full advantage of the surrounding natural landscapes as well as Italy’s rich… Read More ›

• In solidarity with UWAP

  By anneelvey on November 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  As managing editor of Plumwood Mountain journal, I would like to add my support to the campaign to ask University of Western Australia to continue to support UWAP. The petition on change.org has close to 6500 signatures and they are… Read More ›

• Extinction Elegies at Red Room Poetry

  By anneelvey on September 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This month saw a great turn out for the climate strike on 20 September and Greta Thurnberg spoke to the UN about her generations’ future and the present and future of many others creatures facing extinction, or already extinct. How… Read More ›

• From Words to Action: September 20: Global Strike for Climate

  By anneelvey on August 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We had a lovely launch last Wednesday 21 August 2019 of the current issue of Plumwood Mountain journal, ‘Intersecting Energies: Location, Gender, Climate‘, with beautiful readings from contributors. In particular it was great to hear commissioned poets Emily Munro Harrison… Read More ›