I love this poem about memory and writing by Seamus Heaney. It has such heart.
The opening of Merlin Sheldrake’s wonderful book Entangled Life. Full of wonder for the senses. His beautiful writing transports us to the rainforest.
Here is the epilogue to Entangled Life. I love it. I hope this inspires you to read the 8 glorious and surprising chapters sandwiched between these two snippets.
Click on the link to read Amy Fleming’s article: Michael Morpurgo on why teaching kids to love writing is more important than grammar
The Bristol University website is on the Helpful Thinkers page, but I’ll pop it up here too: Helpful site for grammar and punctuation offered by Bristol University.
I’m excited about a book that is about to come out this week, May 26, 2022 called Endless Forms: the secret world of wasps by Seirian Sumner. It got me thinking about the relationship between fear and understanding.
Here is the link to the book: Endless Forms: the Secret World of Wasps by Seirian Sumner.