The Universe is an Animal

Poems that explore challenges of climate change, ecological crisis and human uncertainties

In this time of seismic geopolitical and climatic change, to be human is to be faced with choices born of urges, desires and expectations – and personal decisions on whether or not to make more humans. The Universe is an Animal by Jessica Mookherjee follows a woman’s journey through post-colonialism in the present, into an uncertain and ever-shifting universe of fears and dreams. These poems explore the fragility of a body facing the enormity of a future world and the human need for creation, resilience, and each other.