For poet Robert Adamson, the natural world offered a form of deliverance.
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John Alec Baker’s 1967 novel, The Peregrine, recounts the story of a bird over ten winters, but his archive is the story of a very private man.
A new book delves into the species that live in, on and near Melbourne’s Yarra: from the millions of humans who rely on it for water to creatures such as owls, wallabies and flying foxes.
I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772
Plath’s sublime nature poetry deserves widespread appreciation for its unfettered joy and deep attunement to the natural world.
Our tales of the natural world are disappearing and we shouldn’t let them.
It’s no coincidence that more books about trees are popping up. There is an air of desperation in new books by Peter Wohllben, Janine Burke and others.
For an ecologist working in a tangle of creeks in North Queensland, crocodiles are a tangible threat. We are food to them, yet we must learn to co-exist with these creatures.
The great walker and poet can give us much to ponder and marvel at on our daily jaunts
Writing vividly about her beloved Aberdeenshire landscape has reconnected many readers and writers to nature, underscoring the need to protect our fragile environment.
Scotland’s literary culture is dominated by a male perspective. So as Burns Night approaches, it’s time to give prominence to a female voice – written in both English and Scots.
Michael McCarthy’s memoir is a timely reminder of the destruction of the natural world.
Principales colaboradores
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Modern and Scottish Literature, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of English and Creative writing, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Literature, University of Essex
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Cultural engagement officer, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Teaching Fellow, Archivist, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Curator, ESCALA, Art & Special Collections, University of Essex
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PhD in Literature and Languages, University of Leicester
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Final year PhD student researching Sylvia Plath's nature poetry, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, The Open University
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
