UN climate artist launches crowd sourced poem


Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, who became known worldwide following her inspirational performance at the UN climate summit in 2014, has launched a new poem thanks to the help of UK festival-goers. Titled ‘The Butterfl y Thief’, the poem was inspired


by visitors to


the 2016 Hay Literature Festival who were asked to write down the precious things in their world which are at risk from climate change. Messages ranged from health and livelihoods to green spaces, wildfl owers, butterfl ies and bees.


Discussing the poem, Kathy said: “I live on the Marshall Islands in the Pacifi c. Our homes are under threat from climate change. My poetry is the most powerful thing I have to tell communities about the world.”


“I noticed that a lot of the responses I received mentioned the loss of bees and butterfl ies. That was interesting to me so I did


some research and found out that there’s actually a distinct connection between climate change and the decline of these species. “That’s why the poem discusses their disappearance, along with islands like mine, as I’ve attempted to demonstrate the connections between seemingly separate beings and eco systems – their only connection being the devastating effects of climate change.”


Juliet Davenport OBE, CEO and founder and of Good Energy, said: “Kathy is a wonderful poet. Her work is a fantastic blend of being both poignant and informative. Her personal experiences really bring the impact of climate change alive and should inspire people to have hope and take action today.” Gareth Redmond-King, Head of Climate & Energy Policy at WWF, said: “There are few more important voices


Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner


on climate change than those living on the front line. We talk here in the UK about climate change and how we’re starting to see its effects in extreme weather and serious decline in some of our native species.”


Donna Hume, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner,


said:


“Climate change can sometimes feel like a large, complex and


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faraway issue. But personal stories like Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s bring to life the true human cost of climate change. “It’s those people and countries least responsible for climate change that are already suffering the worst impacts. But Kathy is right, it won’t stop with island nations like hers being devastated by tidal waves and the rising sea,


it will impact on all of us. “We hope that by sharing her story through this powerful piece


of


art, more people will support our call for the government here to stop causing more climate change by trying to get ever more fossil fuels, like fracked shale gas, out of the ground. We must move


to a renewable


energy future before it is too late.”


The poem has been launched ahead of Good Energy sponsoring Hay Festival for a fourth year. The festival runs from 25 May – 4 June 2017 in Hay-On-Wye, Wales. For more information go to www.hayfestival.com/ wales


Social media users are invited to share the poem using the hashtag #HayGoodEnergy


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