Heeding

The Heeding is a collection of poetry and illustrations that explore the relationship between humans and nature in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is listed for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2022 and has received praise for its vivid and moving portrayal of the natural world. The book offers a profound meditation on the value and fragility of life, and encourages readers to be attentive to the world around them and to hope for a better and brighter tomorrow.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 112 pages
\n Publication date: 17 June 2021
\n Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
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A YEAR OF LOOKING, LISTENING, AND NOTICEING ACROSS FOUR UNIQUE SEASONS AND THIRTY-FIVE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED POEMS.

DAZZLING, MOVING... A BOOK THAT WILL TOUCH MANY AND BE GIVEN OFTEN: HERE, TAKE THIS, YOU MUST READ THIS.

ROBERT MACFARLANE

SO VIBRANT... A CALL OUT TO OUR ELEMENTAL RELATIONSHIP WITH LOVE AND NATURE. BEAUTIFUL.

WILLEM DAFOE

THE WORLD CHANGED IN 2020. GRADUALLY AT FIRST, THEN QUICKLY AND IRREVERSIBLY, THE PATTERNS BY WHICH WE ONCE LIVED ALTERED COMPLETELY.

THE HEEDING PAINTS A PICTURE OF A YEAR Caught IN THE GRIP OF HISTORY, YET FILLED WITH REVELATORY PERSPECTIVES CLOSE AT HAND: A SPARROWHAWK HUNTING IN A BACK STREET; THE MOON OVER A TOWN WITH A LOVED-ONE'S HAND HELD TIGHT; BUTTERFLIES MASSING IN A HIGH-SUMMER YARD - THE EVERYDAY WONDERS AND MEMORIES THAT SHAPE A LIFE AND HELP US RECALL OUR OWN.

ACROSS FOUR SEASONS AND THIRTY-FIVE LUMINOUS POEMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS, ROB COWEN AND NICK HAYES LEAD US ON A JOURNEY THAT TAKES ITS MARKERS AND SIGNS FROM NATURE AND A WORLD FILLED WITH FEAR AND PAIN BUT BEAUTY AND WONDER TOO. COLLECTING BIRDS, ANIMALS, TREES, AND PEOPLE TOGETHER, THE HEEDING IS A PROVOCATIVE MEDITATION TO A TIME NO-ONE WILL FORGET.

AT ITS HEART, THIS IS A BOOK THAT HELPS US LOOK AGAIN, TO HEED: TO BE ATTENTIVE TO THIS WORLD WE SHARE AND THIS HISTORY WE ARE LIVING THROUGH, TO BE AWARE OF HOW VALUABLE AND FRAGILE WE ARE, TO GRIEVE WHAT'S LOST AND TO HOPE FOR A BETTER AND BRIGHTER TOMORROW.

THE HEEDING SPEAKS TO US ALL, GUIDING US THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THE NATION HAS GONE THROUGH DURING THE PAST YEAR, WITH HUMOUR, PATHOS, AND FORENSICALLY SHARP PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE AND NATURE AT A TIME LIKE NO OTHER.

STEPHEN MOSS, AUT.

\n Weight: 274g\n
Dimension: 143 x 222 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781783965977\n \n