Oh wow, having previously not read it, this is the 2nd time this week I've been led to Louise Gluck beautiful The Wild Iris poem and it speaks to me of hope for freedom and rebirth from my own dark space deep within Earth's bowels. Chronic illness (and all that encompasses) cloaked in pre-menopausal drama & lethargy has me buried but I do sense those birds flitting around like fireflies in the night. Incidentally, I just realised my partner, unbidden, brought me a stunning iris from the garden yesterday, so it's definitely a sign / synchronicity..
Thank you for sharing the poems and some of your embodied ecology thinking and wild walk processes. I'm so sorry for the terrible loss you suffered, I can't begin to imagine.. and I'm delighted you have discovered such a nurturing way of coping through art & nature. That's beautiful. And the sharing is pure poetry, thank you.
The book and your chapter sound wonderfully essential (though I will wait patiently for the paperback version - arthritic hands don't cope well with stiff book spines!). Thanks again x
Thank you for such a thoughtful response, I'm so pleased that the universe is sending you an abundance of irises! My mother lived with chronic illness so I know something of the everyday courage and self-care required to navigate a world that quite often dismisses the very real struggles involved. She taught me of the power of the arts and nature - they were her go-to, too. Sending you all my best wishes, and thank you for joining me on this embodied ecology journey x
p.s. Wild Service is also available as an audio book on Audible if you are based in the UK :)
Dear Bryony, this is a good piece. Can I translate part of this article into Spanish with links to you, and a description of you, this book and your newsletter?
Oh wow, having previously not read it, this is the 2nd time this week I've been led to Louise Gluck beautiful The Wild Iris poem and it speaks to me of hope for freedom and rebirth from my own dark space deep within Earth's bowels. Chronic illness (and all that encompasses) cloaked in pre-menopausal drama & lethargy has me buried but I do sense those birds flitting around like fireflies in the night. Incidentally, I just realised my partner, unbidden, brought me a stunning iris from the garden yesterday, so it's definitely a sign / synchronicity..
Thank you for sharing the poems and some of your embodied ecology thinking and wild walk processes. I'm so sorry for the terrible loss you suffered, I can't begin to imagine.. and I'm delighted you have discovered such a nurturing way of coping through art & nature. That's beautiful. And the sharing is pure poetry, thank you.
The book and your chapter sound wonderfully essential (though I will wait patiently for the paperback version - arthritic hands don't cope well with stiff book spines!). Thanks again x
Thank you for such a thoughtful response, I'm so pleased that the universe is sending you an abundance of irises! My mother lived with chronic illness so I know something of the everyday courage and self-care required to navigate a world that quite often dismisses the very real struggles involved. She taught me of the power of the arts and nature - they were her go-to, too. Sending you all my best wishes, and thank you for joining me on this embodied ecology journey x
p.s. Wild Service is also available as an audio book on Audible if you are based in the UK :)
Dear Bryony, this is a good piece. Can I translate part of this article into Spanish with links to you, and a description of you, this book and your newsletter?
Sure, and thank you for asking.
Hi, this is the article:
https://ecologia.substack.com/p/pertenecer
Good translation !!!