Jasmine Donahaye & Frieda Hughes: The Language of Birds

Two incredible writers help us explore new ways of seeing the natural world. Jasmine Donahaye’s Birdsplaining: A Natural History explains how a wren in the house foretells a death, while crows’ misbehaviour suggests how the ‘natural’ order may be challenged. Poet and painter Frieda Hughes writes a story of love, obsession, and nature as she rescues a chick in George: A Magpie Memoir. Chaired by Amanda Thomson.

Categories: Environment/Nature, How We Live, Poetry/Spoken Word

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Grounding

Perhaps it’s an effect of the lockdown, but we’re seeing so many writers inspired by human rewilding: getting close to the earth and playing their part in restoring its ecosystems. Whether it’s Raynor Winn’s stories of her hikes with partner Moth or Merryn Glover walking the Cairngorms in the footsteps of Nan Shepherd, authors are doing more than getting out into nature: they’re exploring the sustainability of humanity…