Ariel Poem by Sylvia Plath read by Bridget Holding — Ariel - Poem by Sylvia Plath. Read by Bridget Holding

For the Love of Poetry and Nature: Ariel by Sylvia Plath

June 01, 2023 in wild words, videos, poetry, non-fiction, nature, natural world, How to Live a Wild Life

Click here to watch Bridget Holding reading ‘Ariel’ by Sylvia Plath on You Tube

The Extraordinary Lightness of Rock

December 17, 2021 in writer's block, writing prompts, writing theory & practice, wild words, nature, natural world

Words may be relative–and little bitty things at that–but they can contain and express the most vast.

I. Will. Roar.

November 11, 2021 in natural world, nature, non-fiction, wild words

"My plan for the rest of my life is to set myself on fire with enthusiasm…"

Mirabai in the Mountains

September 23, 2021 in wild words, poetry, nature

The moon was perched like a golden hawk on the mango tree…

The Full Moon Of November

November 27, 2015 in poetry, nature

BH: “Why on earth did I say I’d write poetry about the moon? I can’t even see Her for the rain!”

EW: “ You know She’s there though.”

Hunting for Mushrooms

November 06, 2012 in conversations, nature

We head into the dark centre of the forest, where even the intense sunlight of Southern France can only sometimes penetrate, freckling the ground...