I'm so looking forward to reading this book...and to the booktalk today #AnimalHistory

Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.

NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...

NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...

The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English. Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues! Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...

@catherinemax.bsky.social and I are convening a practitioner/policy/academic roundtable and discussion covering themes such as inclusion in public spaces. Also featuring the work of @draflint.bsky.social (who is speaking at the event) and myself as part of All Footsteps. Get in touch if interested!

It's November so I'm allowed to quietly whisper the word #Christmas, right? Sneaking in between my #Folklore promos I also wanted to point towards a book based on archival research but cosily fictionalised as magical realism - I wrote the book I'd always wanted to read

This is happening tomorrow, Tues 28th 7-9pm, online. Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me. "Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape". www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...

Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)

I Eat the Moon – Antonia Kearton @antoniakearton.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2025/10/24/i...

This was a lovely celebration of the #MossWorlds project yesterday - do go and check out the exhibition if you're in Manchester. It's a great excuse to visit this fabulous park in the sky too!

Inspired by @draflint.bsky.social's poem, 'To all Walkers' (currently on display at the Farrell Centre in Newcastle) the Farrell are running a series of masterclasses, led by poet Anna Woodford. Info and booking here: www.farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/cit...

Our next Nature Classic: The Icknield Way by Edward Thomas. For a long time we've wanted to add to our library of Thomas' prose, and here it is, complete with a new introduction by Jack Cornish! Cover by Spencer Gore. Out in the spring. Preorder www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

Marsh, mire, fen, wash, level, sump, carr This week's North Sea Nexus post explores the rich linguistic inheritance of words for the watery realm between land and sea

Question for #envhist and humanities peeps: I’m working on an outreach plan supporting a wetland restoration project. Does anybody have recommendations of authors or projects using history to increase public awareness on restoration projects?

It's Electric Wind publication day!💨 Join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, online and at @bookhaus.bsky.social. Details on the MUP Events page🎟️👇 A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present. Electric Wind is out now💡

#A&K Alive & Kicking helping n.10! This is an article by one of our longest members, Angelos Hadjikoumis. It is based on his PhD dissertation, undertaken in Sheffield. This is highly relevant ethnoarchaeological work. Enjoy! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

The third series of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast is now available - the first programme just out featuring Al McClimens. Other guests include @thehalt.bsky.social @corrintachibana.bsky.social Geraldine Monk, Cliff Forshaw, Steve Sawyer and Helen Angell twowaypoetry.podbean.com

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected. Folk is for Everyone.

Wow! 😍

Hurrah! The launch that Clare writes about here was a joyous day full of deep care and kinship. I feel so grateful to have been a tiny part of it.

Never forget your reading glasses when you need to stand in front of a very busy audience and some of the best nature writers in the UK. The Book of Bogs is a glorious anthology about peat and the necessity to protect it. Here's the first page of my chapter about the bogs above Bethesda.

📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...

Coming soon💨 How has energy shaped a nation? Electric Wind by @DudleyMarianna.bsky.social is a cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain, from the industrial revolution to the aftermath of war, through energy crises and the changing politics of the late twentieth century💡 Pre-order now!

Be the fairest of them all, excel at domestic chores & rely on your prince to ensure a happy ending? But folklore & fairytale give us much more than gender stereotypes. Come hear me talk on #Folklore & Women in Liverpool on 5 Nov (& Nottingham 19 Nov) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-w...

I wrote an essay on high altitude peat bogs in New Guinea for "The Book of Bogs"(edited by Anna Chilvers & @clareshaw.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social) Here are a few pictures recorded on a life-changing research visit to the New Guinea Highlands when I was very young 😊

One of my favourite poems - for #NationalPoetryDay - Body by Alice Oswald www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

So... here's why I havent posted much. Been writing a book! Thrilled to share The Feminist Art of Walking is out on Pluto October 20th www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make this happen, I am excited and a bit scared for you to read it

Great piece from @wendypratt.bsky.social on reading as conversation. I've always loved how unpredictably creative and evocative this process is - whether reading for academic writing or poetry. open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...

An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Still can't quite believe I have a couple of poems in this wonderful anthology 'The Book of Bogs', edited by Anna Chilvers and @clareshawpoet.bsky.social. Such an honour to be alongside a stellar line-up of nature writers 👇 www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

Bought a gorgeous archaeologically theme wood-engraving at a makers market today - the work of the very talented Spindle Printer spindleprinter.com/products/the...

So sad to hear of Tony Harrison's death. This poem of his has lived in my head since I first read it. One of my favourite poets on class. poetryarchive.org/poem/book-en...

One for the plant humanities folks? I especially like the models of specific plant sp. Nice details! www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...

Join us for another semester of @collecol.bsky.social fun online. #HistNatHist #HistSTM #collections #museums #EnvHist #EnvHum

The launch for this anthology will be in Haworth in October. If you'd enjoy hearing from some of the UK's best nature writers, then follow the link and come along: lnkd.in/eX6dBb-Y

Just arrived from the printers. The Book of Bogs began as a community response & has grown beyond the Walshaw Moor into a wider celebration & campaign for bogs & other peatland ecologies. This was the most brilliant crowdfunded project, with over 40 contributions from artists & poets. OUT NOW.

Poets, the time is NOW ... and through till Sept 27th, when the window for auditions (submissions) for (to) @iambapoet.com closes. I'm looking to fill a whole eight waves worth of the journal across 2026/27 – so don't be shy! Go to the Audition page, and give me your best. iambapoet.com/audition

ICYMI: new #OpenAcess article from me 'Songs for Ramblers & Songs by the Way' in #Folklore journal explores links between folksong, paths & outdoor recreation in early 20th century. Special focus on songbooks by #Sheffield Clarion Ramblers & Co-op Holiday movement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New reading just arrived - very much looking forward to exploring this 👇

A very blustery autumnal walk before work today

How might stitching help us get to know mosses on more intimate terms? New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)

In case of critical error - Leia Butler @leiabutler.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2025/09/09/l...

It's a bad morning news wise, but in some small good news @draflint.bsky.social and my Element has been accepted so "Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain: A Sensory and Emotional History" will be published OA (probably in early 2026). It's been a very fun In All Our Footsteps side project to work on!

Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop! @eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net

In my new book on Blair I've tried to treat his govts like any historian, tho of course that's impossible so soon. What were the roots and effects of Peelism, Gladstonism, Baldwinism, Attleeism, Thatcherism? The era deserves a similar treatment. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/

NEW: delighted that my piece on connections between paths, folk song, and rambling in the early 20th C has been published #OpenAccess in Folklore. It draws on research from the In All Our Footsteps project 🎶 🥾 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

⏱️ Time is ticking... The deadline for PRIMERS entries is midnight Tuesday 9th September BST Read the full criteria and how to enter here: ninearchespress.com/primers UK poets looking for mentoring and publishing, don't miss out!