Derrick Jensen

Biographical Information
"Hailed as the philosopher poet of the ecological movement, Derrick Jensen is the widely acclaimed author of Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe (a finalist for the 2003 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize), and Walking on Water, among many others. Jensen's writing has been described as "breaking and mending the reader's heart" (Publishers Weekly). Author, teacher, activist, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, he regularly stirs auditoriums across the country with revolutionary spirit. He lives in Crescent City, California."


 * Advisory Board, Native Forest Network

Recent Books

 * How Shall I Live My Life?: On Liberating The Earth From Civilization (PM Press, 2008). Includes interviews with: George Draffan, Jesse Wolf Hardin, Vine Deloria, David Abram, Steven Wise, Jan Lundberg, David Edwards, Thomas Berry, Carolyn Raffensperger, Kathleen Dean Moore

Criticism

 * Ian Angus, "‘Deep Green Resistance’ – How not to build a movement," Canadian Dimension, May 10, 1012.

Related Sourcewatch

 * Deep Ecology
 * Lierre Keith
 * Orion magazine