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Catching up
I’ve had a busy few weeks. Amongst other things, I was in the north west and one of the things that came out of that trip was my latest Country Diary, which was published last Friday in The Guardian. Many … Continue reading
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How We Got Here, Where We’re Going
My friend Micheal McCann, a brilliant young poet from Derry, has just launched his first full collection, Devotion, with Gallery Press. Here he reads the poem “How We Got Here, Where We’re Going”, from the collection. As he says, this … Continue reading
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Get thee to the Ulster Museum
I was there this morning to see these. The two Caravaggios, We were first viewers to arrive at 10am, and for about five glorious minutes had the room to ourselves. The attendant filled us in on the details that brought … Continue reading
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BBF24
It’s that time of year again! The Belfast Book Festival is coming up very soon. I have the honour and delight of chairing this event on the 9th of June. Come and join us!
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The guidance of birds
My latest Country Diary is out today. I had the good fortune to be invited to give a workshop on poetry and birds at Jubilee Farm. It was a wonderful day in an inspiring place. It was great to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, birds, Conservation, Creation Care, Farming, nature, Poetry, Spirituality
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It’s a bug’s life
As an addendum to yesterday’s post, I want to give a shout-out for this event this coming Friday. Unfortunately, other commitments mean I won’t get to attend myself, more’s the pity. However, having been in his company on Saturday at … Continue reading
Pre- and post- International Dawn Chorus Day
I’d a lovely day on Saturday, delivering a workshop on poetry and birds at Jubilee Community Farm, which is Northern Ireland’s first community-owned farm. We looked at a range of poems about birds, and then spent a couple of happy … Continue reading
Dawn Chorus 2024: Before the clocks change
It was like old times today. I’d my alarm set for 04:30 so that I could be out for first light. 10 years after I completed my mid-life PhD – and almost 12 years after my last field work session … Continue reading
Variations on a theme
Now then. I wasn’t expecting my latest Country Diary to be out till Monday, so when Beloved shouted from the living room “You’re in it today!”, it was a very pleasant surprise. We get the hard copy every Saturday, so … Continue reading
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Correspondences, 23 Feb 2024
I was invited to MC this gorgeous event on Friday evening at the Crescent Arts Centre, by its instigator and mediator, Natasha Cuddington. It was a lovely event, and a pure pleasure to introduce it. Art emerges out of the … Continue reading
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