South African artist collaborative MADEYOULOOK invites you into deep listening to the recollections of various gardeners, activists, artists and writers of colour in Britain and South Africa as they share…
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Poetry workshop with Forestry England centernary poet Zakiya McKenzie Sunday 18th July (9.45am – 12.00pm) We are excited to have the wonderful opportunity to welcome renowned poet Zakiya McKenzie to…
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Tender Buttons is a Bristol-based podcast chatting to writers and artists about their ideas, process and politics ? hosted by Jessica Andrews and Jack Young. With Storysmith bookshop, Bristol. storysmithbooks.com.…
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This conversation is presented in partnership with The Willowherb Review, which published Zakiya Mckenzie’s account of taking note of the birds around her for the first time. She’ll be joined by three enthusiasts for the company of birds: Jon Day, who races pigeons; lifelong birder Tim Dee; and, calling in from Hawaii, Paul Theroux.
This conversation will explore the necessity and urgency of bringing a decolonial lens to the practice of horticulture – from the stories we tell about it to the language we…
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A workshop exploring understandings of forest ecologies through research practices. Part of Leeds Digital Festival.
Join us for a conversation about environmental justice, Caribbean Literary Heritage, and the joys and complexities of writing about woodlands.
Growing up as I did, I rarely thought about myself as British. My first few years on Earth were spent in south London but then my parents decided to…
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