The threat of extinction seems more menacing every day. But what can poetry do, really, in this fraught global moment? Was W. H. Auden being literal when he said that poetry makes nothing happen? Or was he being facetious? How might poetry, if not evoke direct action, actually ignite the passion for action? This 40th issue of Rabbit poetry journal features new nonfiction poems that variously explore the theme of ‘extinction’ as concept and fact.
