The Heeding
(Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing)
$24.04
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2022
Summary
A year of looking, listening and noticing across four unique seasons and thirty-five beautifully illustrated poems.
The world changed in 2020. Gradually at first, then quickly and irreversibly, the patterns by which we once lived altered completely.
Across four seasons and a luminous series of poems and illustrations, Rob Cowen and Nick Hayes paint a picture of a year caught in the grip of history yet filled with unforgettable moments. A sparrowhawk hunting in a back street; t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783966332 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783966335 |
| Author: | Rob Cowen, Nick Hayes |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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‘Writing that finds light in the dark… Poignant, powerful, pressing.’ – Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonmen t
‘A dazzling collection of words and images.’ –Helen Jukes, author, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings‘Luminously hopeful… An invitation to appreciate the gifts of the moment, to pay attention to the natural world.’ –Kathryn Aalto, author of Writing Wild‘Poignant and exquisite.’ –Lucy Jones, author of The Big Ones‘So powerful, and rich, and true. Every line in The Heeding feels freshly discovered, full of urgency and clarity. This is an exceptionally moving and beautiful book.’ –Nick Drake, poet and author of Out of Range‘Writing that finds light in the dark… Poignant, powerful, pressing.’ –Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment
About The Author
Rob Cowen
Rob Cowen is an award-winning writer, hailed as one of the UK’s most original voices on nature and place. His book, Common Ground was shortlisted for the Portico, Richard Jefferies Society and Wainwright Prizes and voted one of the nation’s favourite nature books on BBC Winterwatch. His poems have featured in Letters to the Earth. He lives in North Yorkshire.
Nick Hayes is a writer, illustrator and print-maker. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us. He has published graphic novels and worked for many renowned titles. He has exhibited across the country, including at the Hayward Gallery. He lives in London.
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