Welcome ! Here is a podcast of John Siddique How would you write about – Derek Jarman’s garden, the four seasons in Haiku, or a moment on a bench by the river Thames? In conversation with Nadia Kingsley, John Siddique reads and discusses some of his poems, and how he writes. […]
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Deadline for Poetry Pamphlet Competition approaches
The Fair Acre Press Poetry Pamphlet Competition closes its doors to entries at midnight on 30th November 2015. It is judged by the wonderful poet Jonathan Edwards Prizes include reading with Jonathan at Wenlock Poetry Festival 2016 ! And of course Fair Acre Press will publish the two winning pamphlets ! £12 to enter Two […]
Asking for help ~ a children’s poetry book by Emma Purshouse
I am very proud to announce that Fair Acre Press will be publishing Emma Purshouse’s first-ever book of children’s poetry on the 28th April 2016 It will be jam-packed full of her very funny, clever, and begging-to-be-read aloud poems – like this little gem: Anony Mouse Anony Mouse is quite prolific When it comes to writing […]
Podcast on Poet David Calcutt
Welcome ! Here is a podcast with poet David Calcutt How would you write about – the nature of a trout as sensed by a fisherman, a magpie if you saw it killing a chick, or two dead badgers at the side of a road? In conversation with Nadia Kingsley, David Calcutt reads and discusses some […]
On meeting Nigel Brown
I first met Nigel Brown on a Nature Writing residential week at Ty Newydd. He and poet Katrina Porteous were our tutors – and it was the most extraordinary week of my life. Nigel is the most wonderful walking-encyclopedia and gentle enthusiastic communicator. He can seemingly answer any question you throw at him, when you […]
Writing on Frogs
Fantastic Frogs It’s late February and all over the Marches anurans awake from weeks of torpor. Better known as frogs their body clocks have marked the days past the winter solstice. Slotted into the earth their bodies are at one with nature, their cold moist skin sensitive to every perturbation of temperature and humidity, logging […]
On meeting John Handley
I know exactly where I first met John Handley… but I had to reach for “the view from out here” pamphlet to find out when… John led a wildflower walk, organised by Shropshire Wildlife Trust, through Bridgnorth cemetery – spring of 2009. It is a wonderful cemetery, dating from 1850, a sandstone area that has […]
Writing on Grey Squirrels
by John Handley, November 2015 We’ve just been scolded by an indignant squirrel. It’s October and the days are noticeably shorter and my daily amble with Sidbury, a loping Labrador cross Collie, is broken by his confusion as the rabbit he thought he was chasing dashes up the trunk of an oak tree, along a […]
Podcast on Grey Squirrels
Welcome! Here is a podcast on Grey Squirrels: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/231662448″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] John Handley tells us some facts about the grey squirrel for the Maligned Species project. Here – to inspire you to observe, read about, and write poems about grey squirrels and other maligned species of the UK. Do you know […]
Radio Shropshire interviews 2 of the Maligned Species team
Click here – and go to 2 hours 15 mins to hear Jim Hawkins from Radio Shropshire in conversation with poet Nadia Kingsley and ecologist John Handley about Maligned Species project (lasts 10 to 15 mins) This will be available to listen to on the BBC player throughout November 2015
