The Superiority Value of a Poetry Anthology in Providing Public Awareness of The Environment During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study describes the superiority value of a poetry anthology in providing public awareness of the environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sources of data in this study were four poems from the poetry anthology "Covid-19, Radang dan Ladang Kehidupan". The four poems have the theme of public awareness of the environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. The data was collected using a qualitative method and analyzed data with the stages of identifying, classifying, interpreting, discussing, and concluding the data. The theory used is the theory of ecocriticism. The results show that the values in the poetry anthology have their advantages in conveying messages to the public regarding environmental awareness. The interpretation of the values in the poem implies that the Covid-19 pandemic is a consequence for people who cannot properly care for the environment. On the other hand, Covid-19 has also become a momentum to make people aware so that they can be wiser when living side by side with nature and the surrounding environment.