A Poem About That One Time When We Almost Saved the Earth

A Poem About That One Time When We Almost Saved the Earth tells the story of early US climate change activism and political entanglements during the 1980s. It roughly follows the key players and events in science and politics and culminates in that one global summit in 1989 when world leaders almost signed a binding treaty to reduce CO2 emissions.

This 930-line narrative poem is a rhyming tribute to "Losing Earth", the groundbreaking New York Times Magazine article and subsequent bestselling book written by Nathaniel Rich.

Taylor Lorek turns this decade-spanning story into an entertaining poetry treat using accessible language and easy-to-read meter and rhyme schemes to help this ever-relevant topic find an even broader audience.