Harrier Diaries
For this project I am working on a book inspired by observation of hen harriers over a year.
This contains, poetry, prose, drawings (monotypes) and photographs.
Contact me if you would like an advanced print copy or on-line access.
There are various examples and related field recordings and a poetry reading below.
This contains, poetry, prose, drawings (monotypes) and photographs.
Contact me if you would like an advanced print copy or on-line access.
There are various examples and related field recordings and a poetry reading below.
4th June
Slab after slab of rain,
drifting, somehow slower
than the driving westerlies
that batter the fresh stands of bracken.
During lulls he scours
for snipe or plover’s nests.
Heavy rain still falls.
Coming uphill, into the storm,
the dove-coloured falcon
lands at the brim precisely.
She snatches the prey from him
nd feeds her chicks small pieces.
The hatchlings shelter under
the brown gled’s spreading wings.
She settles, eyes half shut,
droplets roll down her shoulder blades.
5th February
Poetry reading
Poetry reading
21st March
By the marsh - lapwings and curlews
By the marsh - lapwings and curlews
25th April
5 AM by the burn - ring ouzel
5 AM by the burn - ring ouzel
14th May
Hut on the moor - rain, grouse, skylark
At the hut on the moor - skylark
By the burn, willow warbler, wren, cuckoo
18th June
By the hide - rain and wagtail
By the burn - willow warblers
25th June
On the moor - meadow pipits
On the moor - meadow pipits
Acknowledgments
This work is part of my PhD within the art department at Newcastle University funded by the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership (AHRC). I am grateful for support from my supervisors, Tara Bergin and Irene Brown. The raw materials were gathered whilst on placement with the RSPB.
This work is part of my PhD within the art department at Newcastle University funded by the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership (AHRC). I am grateful for support from my supervisors, Tara Bergin and Irene Brown. The raw materials were gathered whilst on placement with the RSPB.