Category: Theme: Wild

• Shinrin-yoku

  

  Paul atten Ash’s poem draws upon shinrin-yoku: the Japanese practice of forest bathing.

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  14th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• ‘Wild Garlic’ and ‘Wild Heart’

  

  Bursting with an infectious love for the natural world, Anna Maughan’s poems meditate on the joy of wild garlic and how nature can make us feel.

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  14th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• Changing Skies

  

  Anna Mallikarjunan’s essay follows a family of ducks, and considers our relationship with nature.

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  11th Aug 2023

  Essays, Theme: Wild

• A Distant Fawn

  

  Patrick Wright’s beautiful poem meditates on an encounter with a fawn.

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  11th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• The Vixen

  

  Alexandra Williams’ electric poem strikes the balance between beauty and tragedy.

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  9th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• ‘Sparrow in the Departure Lounge’ and ‘Silver Birches’

  

  Suzanna Fitzpatrick’s intricate poems meditate on two beautiful, everyday moments.

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  9th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• ‘Muntjac’ and ‘The New Estates’

  

  Filled with rich imagery, Ilse Pedler’s poems pay tribute to the muntjac and consider the wildlife on the fringes of our societies.

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  7th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• The unintended consequences of travel

  

  Caroline Johnstone’s poem delights in the journey of a bee.

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  7th Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• ‘trying too hard to catch a monarch’ and ‘wild child’

  

  Filled with a sense of longing, Sofia Jarski’s poems dive into nature and memory.

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  3rd Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild

• Self Portrait

  

  Taylor Stanton’s delightfully cheeky poem takes the perspective of a beetle.

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  3rd Aug 2023

  Poetry, Theme: Wild