Conversations with Mermaids
Much more interesting than simply another bound-beating book about Cornwall, Wyl Menmuir’s 'The Draw of the Sea' is about the...
16th July 2022
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'only the sound of the sea would save them' by Kathryn Joseph. for you who are the wronged by kathryn...19th May 2022
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Freshfield
Kenn Taylor swaps urban narrowness for Formby's winds and grit. The vastness of the vista when you reach the peak of...24th April 2022
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Kurt Jackson’s Sea
Beachcomber and mudlark Lisa Woollett takes a dip in Kurt Jackson's latest book, dedicated to his depictions of the sea....6th February 2022
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Sea Dreams
Kirsteen McNish shares the inspiration behind her upcoming event at Porthcurno's Minack Theatre. Poster: Andrew Jackson Last year, whilst many...2nd February 2022
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Filthy Weather Makes Beautiful Seas: a poem by Kurt Jackson
The waves of Cornish resourcefulness and innovation, 2017. Mixed media and collage on canvas. 122 x 122cm. Image © Kurt Jackson...16th January 2022
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Shadows and Reflections
As our run of annual Shadows and Reflections draws to a close, Christina Riley looks back over 2021. My year began on...12th January 2022
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Searching for Sea Meadows
Christina Riley heads to the Isle of Mull, seeking seagrass — and makes a case for citizen science. Accompanying seagrass...15th September 2021
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The Sea is Not Made of Water
Adam Nicolson's 'The Sea is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides', recently published by William Collins, is an...8th July 2021
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The Foghorn's Lament
An extract from Jennifer Lucy Allan’s 'The Foghorn's Lament' — an exploration into the history, unique sound, and future of...12th May 2021
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The Caught by the River Book of the Month: May
Book of the Month is Jennifer Lucy Allan's 'The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast'; an odyssey told...4th May 2021
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Emerging From a Mussel Shell
Christina Riley tracks down the work of pioneering seaweed collector and artist Mary A. Robinson. Ceramium rubrum; Illustration of unlabeled...13th March 2021
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In Search of White Shanty
Mark Brend walks to the end of Dawlish Warren in search of a house that once was. Usually, in November,...12th December 2020
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The Caught by the River Book of the Month: August
Antlers of Water: Writing on the Nature and Environment of Scotland, a new anthology edited by Kathleen Jamie, is published...6th August 2020
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The Caught by the River Book of the Month: July
Lisa Woollett's Rag and Bone: A Family History of What We've Thrown Away -- which traces the story of our...3rd July 2020
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The Grief of the Sea
Declan Ryan reviews the debut pamphlet from Jennifer Edgecombe -- an exploration of loss and its relationship with the ocean....1st July 2020
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Dark, Salt, Clear
Jennifer Edgecombe reviews Lamorna Ash's 'Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village', recently published by Bloomsbury. The Glossary...29th March 2020
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The Sea Within Us
A year on from 'Hopeful Arrival', Kirsteen McNish writes in memory of her sister on change, fear, isolation, and her love of the sea. I’m...23rd March 2020