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Giles Watson

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in Southampton, The United Kingdom

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Poetry, Fiction, Spirituality

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Emily Dickinson, John Clare, Edward Thomas

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Born in Southampton, Giles emigrated to Australia in infancy, and lived there for twenty-five years. His later experiences - in County Durham, Buckinghamshire, the Isles of Scilly and Oxfordshire - steeped his writing in British landscapes, history, archaeology, flora and fauna. In addition to poetry and fiction, he has written essays on the folklore of natural history and mediaeval visual culture. He is an avid walker, photographer and amateur naturalist. Much of his work is infused with a love of nature, a fascination for history, and a quiet sense of the spirit of place. He now lives in Albany, Western Australia, and enjoys collaborations with musicians (Kathryn Wheeler, Simone Keane) and artists (Buffarches, John Lincoln and Martin Will ...more

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	A Witch's Natural History 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mimma - A Story of War & Friendship 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Glister of Leaves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saints, Birds and Devils: A Mediaeval Treasury it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Poems About Butterflies 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butcher's Wife it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of the Badhbh by Giles Watson (Goodreads Author), Buffarches it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A New Holland Miscellany 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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We Grow Accustomed to the Dark

We Grow Accustomed to the Dark

He stands at the door and knocks. Last year’s umbels, now brittle plant-skeletons, lean beside it, and stems of almost-leafless ivy have climbed the wood, rootlets clutching at the grain. Above the door, the leaves hang more luxuriant. Stains of rust run down from the nails. The hinges have long iron flanges which hold the boards together. A few green bramble leaves a Read more of this blog post »

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Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and Its Treasures During World War II

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One third of the way through this beautiful book, there is a poem, 'Tiger on the Beach', which encapsulates so much that is to be admired in Schipp's writing. The 'plate-glass shock' of discovering a dead tiger shark on a beach triggers not revulsion ...more
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