Ice Cracking
Ice pops, bursting a thousand years of cold. Our faces fresh at the Damoy Winter Sport Resort
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King Penguins at Fortuna
Large as children, they roam in their finery, ruling the sea. Whole cities amongst the ice and seals. Their open regard. CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Grytviken Church Bells
*Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Awake and pray. Make ready. I ring you unto peace. ** Written on the two bells in the Grytviken church, South Georgia CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Symphonion, or 74 days
Leipzig’s gift to the polar night, Its voice silenced by bombs. CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Castello Cabiaglio
Steady climb and certain fall then the bells of Castello Cabiaglio. They grind past, flayed. https://www.curiaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IT-castello-castiaglio.mp3
Call to Prayer
Rain fails. We slip through the red mud of Africa. Night cuts to the bone. CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Chirping Frogs
“… the poets among us can be ‘literalists of the imagination’ — above insolence and triviality, and can present for inspection, “imaginary gardens with real toads in them” ” — from Marianne Moore’s “Poetry” (1967) CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Hanoi Monk
They come for blessings, thumbs softly touching foreheads. The sun whips their backs. CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
Courting Flute
Three hundred children hang on an intake of breath. White Bear sings to her. CLICK TO LISTEN TO RECORDING
A Season of Bees
People have kept bees for thousands of years, mostly for honey, but also to support the health of their crops, as bees are thought to be responsible for 80% of pollination worldwide. But the popularity of urban backyard beekeeping has soared around the world in recent years as city-dwellers look to raise awareness of food…