A longpoem response to the mining at Foulden Maar, generated at a workshop led by writers Iona Winter and Kirstie McKinnon and produced by Kate Dawson and Sophie Briggs on behalf of the Mining for Meaning: the Geoethics of Extracted Industries project. The workshop occured in Middlemarch, Otago in October 2022. More writing and art from the workshop can be found at https://www.rareearth-art.com/foulden-maar-writing-group Claire Lacey · Ensemble: Foulden Maar — a poem by Claire Lacey, performed with Dane Oates Ensemble: Foulden Maar Dramatis personae: Mined Text — the reportage The Soil — as described The Poet — always puts themselves into the poem The Fossil Beetle — found at Foulden Maar The Diagram — found in the New Zealand Listener The Corporate Entity — our villain The Underfunded Locals — the chorus Fossil: Foulden Maar The diatoms sank to the bottom, formin...
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