Just over a year ago I interviewed Matthew Oates on the subject of Stinging Nettles – for the Arts Council England-funded project “Maligned Species” You can hear that less than 20 minute podcast here TOMORROW our kickstarter campaign closes – and your ONLY chance to buy a limited edition hardback copy of Matthew Oates’ new […]
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Poems on Spiders, Grey Squirrels, Stinging Nettles and Frogs welcomed!
We do hope you have been enjoying the podcasts and the writing from our four ecologists and nine poets. Maligned Species is an Arts Council England funded project – hoping to encourage YOU to write poetry with a more scientific slant than you are, perhaps, used to… Through reading the prompts written by Brett Westwood, […]
Poems for Maligned Species ebooks welcomed !!
Happy New Year from the Maligned Species project! We do hope you have been enjoying the podcasts and the writing from our four ecologists and nine poets. Maligned Species is an Arts Council England funded project – hoping to encourage YOU to write poetry with a more scientific slant than you are, perhaps, used to… […]
the Poetry on Stinging Nettles ebook cover
Would you like YOUR poem to be included in the Poetry on Stinging Nettles ebook ? – which will be available to buy from February 2016; and will be adorned by this wonderfully atmospheric cover by artist Peter Tinkler If so – check back here in January 2016 – to see how to submit your poem(s) […]
artist Peter Tinkler – on Stinging Nettles cover art
I have known Peter Tinkler for some years now – in fact – it must have been ten years since we first started spending time together – ALWAYS with the one proviso – on my part: that Peter has to bring his sketch books with him ! Peter was educated in Ireland, studied illustration and animation in […]
Podcast on Jonathan Edwards
Welcome ! Here is a podcast with poet Jonathan Edwards. How would you write about – a seal, a hippopotamus, your grandfather? Jonathan also treats us to poems about Houdini, the Covent Garden Theatre in 1775, his father and reveals how he approaches a subject. In conversation with Nadia Kingsley, Jonathan Edwards reads and discusses some of […]
Podcast on Poet Tom Wentworth
Welcome ! Here is a podcast with poet and playwright Tom Wentworth How would you write about – a butterfly called the Gatekeeper, the White letter hairstreak, or even the moon? In conversation with Nadia Kingsley, Tom Wentworth reads and discusses some of his poems, his scripts and how he writes. […]
Podcast on Poet Emma Purshouse
Welcome ! Here is a podcast with poet Emma Purshouse How would you write about – a butterfly called the Essex Skipper, the fact that astrophysicists can only account for about 4% of the Universe, or the eradication of smallpox? In conversation with Nadia Kingsley, Emma Purshouse reads and discusses some of her poems, and […]
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
On meeting Matthew Oates
Despite a drizzly overcast day, I am beaming, when Matthew Oates arrives for this podcast recording in Cheltenham, immediately after he has been at an event at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2015, based on his book “In Pursuit of Butterflies”. Matthew has been extraordinarily kind to me over the past 5 years, after he heard that […]
