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Startling

Linda France
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An almanac of writing and deep ecology – where they meet and what happens there – slow thoughts in a frenzied world.

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DIRT

This year, I’ve been growing dahlias for the first time, wanting to eke out the short season here and the show of flowers in my garden for as long as possible, providing more opportunities for pollinators. Previously, I’ve been rather snobb...

10 days ago
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‘What we need to use

In this transition into autumn, I’ve been waking up with the idea to start the day with some light gardening, needing to connect with the scratchy, fecund blur between seasons, take my body in among the tangle of juiciness and slow dessicat...

16 days ago
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On the First Day of September

I’m not sure why I haven’t been writing very much here over the summer months. There are obvious practical reasons, like being busy with a course I’ve been teaching and a course I’ve been taking as a student, as well as an absorbing collabo...

23 days ago
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how much care we can bring

This morning I went back to the notebook I kept when I was in my retreat cabin at Dhanakosa in May. As often happens, the words spark memories and I sense what it was like being there – the acrobatic scramble of birds and red squirrels arou...

a month ago
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Oh, must we dream our dreams

Today I ate a handful of blackberries, my first this year, earlier than usual. The rowans have been bright scarlet ripe for a while now, elderberries still glowing green against their fuchsia pink stems. The thistles are definitely ripe, se...

a month ago
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    Poet: 10 collections since 1992, currently working on 11th, writing here about the creative process & deep ecology – Laurel Prize, Environmental Poet of the Year 2022-23 Michael Marks Awards, FRSL

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