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Writing tagged: ‘Robert Macfarlane’

‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane

A history of a fascination.

Published 27-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, Nature & Place Tags: Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, John Tyndall, reviews, Robert Macfarlane
Barn owl

Newsletter No. 20: ‘Giving it the David Attenboroughs’

In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: archaeology, birds, Caught by the River, Clive James, Darwin book, Donald Hall, Gaby Wood, Gilbert White, Luke Turner, Melissa Harrison, Merlin Sheldrake, Philip Hoare, Philip Larkin, podcasts, Robert Macfarlane, Werner Herzog
‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

Book review: ‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

A haunting prose-poem (I think).

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Fiction, Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: reviews, Robert Macfarlane
Fieldfare on our hawthorn

Newsletter No. 17: ‘Scoffing all the berries’

Island Review · Julian Hoffman · John Green · Dorothea Lange · Jonathan Meades · Rebecca Solnit · Willowherb Review · Robert Macfarlane · Dave Winer · Horatio Clare · Mark Cocker · Steve Rutt

Published 06-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Horatio Clare, island review, Julian Hoffman, Mark Cocker, on writing, Robert Macfarlane, Stephen Rutt, Willowherb Review
‘Underland’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Underland’ by Robert Macfarlane

A deep time journey.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: reviews, Robert Macfarlane
Jay’s feather

23 June 2019

A topaz treasure, and suppressed claustrophobic memories.

Published 23-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, dogs, Hebden Bridge, Liverpool, reminiscences, Robert Macfarlane, Shetland, Yorkshire Dales
Bluebells, Hardcastle Crags

Newsletter No. 16: ‘Snippets of nature writing’

sidelines · Robert Macfarlane · Julian Hoffman · Amy Liptrot · Little Toller · Sir Thomas Browne · Tim Dee · Adam Nicolson · Julia Blackburn

Published 07-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Adam Nicolson, Amy Liptrot, Julia Blackburn, Julian Hoffman, Little Toller, Robert Macfarlane, Thomas Browne, Tim Dee
Sunny bunny

Newsletter No. 5: ‘Incongruous owl’

dawn chorus · Simon Armitage · the invention of the telescope · huge, sprawling collaborations · Withnail & I · book smells · re-assembling Darwin’s research notes · converting walks into words · Daniel Dennett · writing letters · humanist politics · dentistry with stone tools · analysing penguin poo · Melissa Harrison · Robert Macfarlane · swallows

Published 25-Apr-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Ben Myers, birds, Charles Darwin, history of science, humanism, Melissa Harrison, Robert Macfarlane, swallows
Sistine Chapel

Newsletter No. 4: ‘Paint to pufferfish’

Robert Macfarlane · Hilary Mantel · Martha Sprackland · Viking wool · Charles Darwin's reading habits · human evolution · praying to Elrond · drawing · making ink · Rebecca Solnit · insectivorous plants · do pufferfish hold their breath?

Published 24-Mar-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Dee Marshes, evolution, GrrlScientist, Martha Sprackland, Rebecca Solnit, Robert Macfarlane

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