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It's three years, almost to the day, since I started work on my first novel, The Folks across the River. My eldest son had returned to school, and my youngest had just started nursery. For the first time in at least a year, I had some valuable 'me' time. And I wasn't about to spend... Continue Reading →
Today's reading comes courtesy of Lisa Fox, whose delightful poem of love for and affinity with nature is a welcome addition to The Anthropocene Hymnal. You can hear her reading below. Lisa Fox reads 'The Sycamores of Sweet Street.' The Featured Image is of a Sweet Street Sycamore, kindly provided by Lisa. <img class="wp-block-coblocks-author__avatar-img" src="https://experimentsinfiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/3ba28-lisapicfordverse_edited082721.jpg"... Continue Reading →
Those of you who have been following this site for a while may be aware I suffer from a chronic health condition known as PMDD. I haven't written a PMDD post in some time, because I realise it may not be relevant to most of my readers. Nevertheless, I believe it is important to raise... Continue Reading →
Today, I bring you another walk from Wordsworth's Grasmere, which is a good choice when the weather isn't excellent (as so often happens in the Lake District!): it doesn't visit the tops of any fells, but the scenery is interesting and varied even in wet and cloudy weather. Just bring the correct footwear, as the... Continue Reading →
Today's reading is the first taken from Part 2 of The Anthropocene Hymnal in which we move 'From Despair' 'Towards Hope.' I was delighted that Sarah had written a poem for Sherry Marr, a major contributor to both the anthology and the earthweal forum. In the book, a poem by Sherry immediately follows Sarah's poem,... Continue Reading →
Today, I bring you a reading of the poem 'Whale Petroglyph' from The Anthropocene Hymnal, by Brendan of earthweal. I owe special thanks to Brendan for inspiring me to create the anthology after reading and taking part in many poetry prompts from the earthweal forum. If you, too, wish to write 'the poetry of a... Continue Reading →
In the second of this series, I take you on a walk above the former home of the celebrated poet William Wordsworth. Wordsworth lived in Dove Cottage in the beautiful village of Grasmere from 1799-1808. He later moved to the grander location of Rydal Mount a few miles down the road, where he lived until... Continue Reading →
In a continuation of my series of readings from The Anthropocene Hymnal, today Constance Bourg gives a moving and thought-provoking reading of her poem 'Dunston Checks Out.' https://youtu.be/TUVBXd44QxM Constance Bourg reads 'Dunston Checks Out' Constance BourgConstance Bourg lives in the Flemish part of Belgium, where she volunteers at her local library. Her poems have appeared... Continue Reading →
As I have been visiting my native Cumbria and enjoyed a lot of hiking in the Lake District, I would like to share some of my favourite places, in the form of a new series, 'Lake District Love Letters.' Alfred Wainwright famously recorded every walking route up every single mountain (fell) over 1000ft in the... Continue Reading →
Today I am honoured to present bestselling poet Ivor Steven reading his poem 'Silent Sky' from The Anthropocene Hymnal. Ivor is a poet from Geelong, Australia, whose poetry collection Tullawalla is burning up the bestseller charts! Definitely recommended reading, please see my review for more information. Now it's over to the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OIFqiz-yd8&feature=youtu.be Ivor... Continue Reading →
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