Seed Beetle

Poems

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Pub Date May 15 2025 | Archive Date Apr 30 2025

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Description

In a climate changed future, Canada is thought to be a promised land. But in southern Ontario, the promise and the land are exhausted: industrialization has led to widespread destruction, desertification and food insecurity. So when Utopic Robotics promises growth and presents a community with a swarm of automated beetles that will revitalize the land and rebuild utopia, community members rally behind the corporation and its message of hope. But technological solutions often come with secret risks.

This collection of illustrated poems explores those risks inherent in utopia and the idea that through science alone we can solve our environmental problems. Through femme and queer perspectives, Smith lays bare the social implications of a technological savior, and creates a blueprint for co-opting technology in the name of community and connection.

In a climate changed future, Canada is thought to be a promised land. But in southern Ontario, the promise and the land are exhausted: industrialization has led to widespread destruction...


A Note From the Publisher

Stelliform Press is a small award-winning Canadian press publishing speculative fiction focused on stories rooted in the intersections of climate change, environmental justice, and culture.

A ebook version of this book is also available. ISBN 9781738316540.

Stelliform Press is a small award-winning Canadian press publishing speculative fiction focused on stories rooted in the intersections of climate change, environmental justice, and culture.

A...


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