Name: Twelve Words for Moss
ISBN: 9780141999548

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Why This Clicks

Moss, Memory, Language

A reflective braid of natural history, memoir and evocative prose finds fresh language for moss.

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A close look at moss as a catalyst for new life
Nature writing that follows memory, place and language

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Poetry and descriptive prose mingling with natural history
A quietly exploratory journey through landscape and recovery

Book Details

Authors: Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: October 1, 2024
Format: Paperback
Theme: Nature Poetry · Wilderness & Wild Places
Reading lane: Nature Poetry

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Publisher Categories

Personal Memoirs
Plants
Nature Poetry

About This Book

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024 Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2023 for Nature Writing 'Exquisite, luminous and quietly radical . . . utterly unique and refreshing' Lucy Jones Where nothing grows, moss is the spark that triggers new life. Embarking on a journey though landscape, memory and recovery, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett explores this mysterious, ancient marvel of the plant world, meditating on and renaming her favourite mosses – from Glowflake to Little Loss –...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024 Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2023 for Nature Writing 'Exquisite, luminous and quietly radical . . . utterly unique and refreshing' Lucy Jones Where nothing grows, moss is the spark that triggers new life. Embarking on a journey though landscape, memory and recovery, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett explores this mysterious, ancient marvel of the plant world, meditating on and renaming her favourite mosses – from Glowflake to Little Loss – and drawing inspiration from place, people and language itself. 'Fascinating, subtle and risk-taking . . . Poetry, descriptive-evocative prose, memory, memoir, natural history and more all drift and mingle in strikingly new ways' Robert Macfarlane