Abstract
Marianne Moore’s “The Fish” was produced both in the lively and inspiring early Modernist coterie and the catastrophic atmosphere of World War I. Written more than a century ago, Moore’s “The Fish” is a timeless poem, foreshadowing how the marine ecosystem would be damaged in the future. Moore’s narrator brings together human and non-human universes and calls on humanity for an ecological consciousness. Apart from the negative connotations, which many critics argue in their interpretations, the poem also gives hope for the constant flux of the life cycle by fusing darkness with sunlight. The sea is depicted as a home embracing humans and non-humans. As such, the narrative voice invites modern and postmodern readers to reconsider the marine biodiversity under threat, challenging the conventional norms of the romantic revival. The poem ends with a serious reminder to mankind: “The sea grows old in it,” warning us all against the anthropocentric reasons of the environmental crisis: nature grows old, so does human existence.
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