On the Chalk
Poems for the Ridgeway
Published on 7. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-1-4717-9554-1 (ISBN)
Description
From one October to the next, Giles Watson's lyric poems celebrate the landscape, antiquities, flora and fauna of the Ridgeway Path. Each poem is accompanied by a photograph, and arranged in order from one October to the next, building a beautiful impression of the serendipitous experience of walking this ancient road throughout all seasons of the English year.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
305 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4717-9554-1 (9781471795541)
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Born in England, Giles Watson migrated to Australia at the age of one, grew up in Canberra, and returned to live in Britain for eighteen years. There, he became fascinated with ancient landscapes, writing prolifically in response. In 2013, he returned to Western Australia. He has a long-standing fascination with natural history, medieval texts, folklore and mythology, and has worked as a volunteer in wildlife rehabilitation, specialising in orphaned and injured owls. Giles is the author of the novel that inspired Mimma: A Musical of War and Friendship, a book of essays on the folklore of natural history, A Witch's Natural History (Troy Books), and a large body of poetic work, both self-published and in literary journals. He is the editor of Ten Poems About Butterflies (Candlestick Press), and has written songs with singer-songwriter Simone Keane. He teaches English, literature and drama, and lives in Kinjarling (Albany), WA.