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• 1 2018-10-18T00:47:03-07:00 Post Card 5 - Raymond May 2 plain 2018-10-18T00:51:25-07:00 There are an eclecticism of birds that take flight around the world and Wallace Stevens’ poem ‘Of Mere Being’ captures the essence of the characteristics of birds. As a bird lover myself (having two cockatiels and one galah), I appreciate birds as superior to human beings as they are referred to as “creatures of the heavens.” The many designs that humans have created have been largely inspired by the characteristics and abilities of these humble creatures. Being grounded and not being able to reach high would mean that we cannot reach as far as these fascinating creatures can. I think then that these creatures challenge the anthropocentric view as they have an imbedded ability to take to flight, to sing, and to love, much of which humans can be inept to especially flight.
  
  (Image Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90215845/bird-herding-drones-could-make-air-travel-even-safer-for-people-and-birds)
  
  Similarly, like plants in the previous postcard, humans are also selflessly protecting endangered species of birds like the Australian Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata).
  
  (Image Source: http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/threatened-bird-network/threatened-birds)
  
  This comes to show that humans are not at the centre as the anthropocentric notion states due to their vulnerability to become extinct, their submission to nature such as water, and their protection and appreciation of plants and birds.
  
  The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play by Wallace Stevens (Alfred A. Knopf, 1971)