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The Heeding
The Heeding | Nick Hayes, Rob Cowen
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The world changed in 2020. Gradually at first, then quickly and irreversibly, the patterns by which we once lived altered completely. Full of love and loss, solidarity and suffering, The Heeding paints a picture of a year caught in the grip of history, yet filled with revelatory perspectives close at hand: a sparrowhawk hunting in a back street; the moon over a town with a loved-one's hand held tight; butterflies massing in a high-summer yard - remembrances of the moments that shape a life. Collecting birds, animals, trees and people together, and surfacing memories along the way, The Heeding evolves to become a profound meditation to a time no-one will forget. Across four seasons and through a sequence of luminous poems and illustrations, Rob Cowen and Nick Hayes lead us on a journey that takes its markers and signs from nature and a world filled with terror and pain, but beauty and wonder too. At its heart, this is a book that helps us look again, to heed: to be attentive to this world we share and this history we're living through, to be aware of how valuable and fragile we are, to grieve what's lost, and to hope for a better and brighter tomorrow. It is an unforgettable book that will break your heart, but mend it also.
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I urge you to read this gorgeous, harrowing collection of poems by Rob Cowen, beautifully illustrated by Nick Hayes. I felt really absorbed in the minutiae of daily life during the pandemic movingly portrayed throughout these poems.
My favourites were Matter, This allotment and The Heeding. Last breaths broke me.

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First 2 books completed for #thingsincommon challenge. I started with The Heeding and moved onto The Historian, same initials in title. Both books are in my #bookspin challenge too.
Onto the next pile.
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Clwojick Great job! 2y
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The Heeding | Nick Hayes, Rob Cowen
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This is my first pick and is already a sort of connection. I read Nick Hayes The book of trespass in February, falling in love with his gorgeous illustrations. This book is a collaboration with Rob Cowen. His poems were written during the pandemic lockdowns. He explores the majestic beauty and cruelty of nature.
Image - Cairngorm national park, Scotland - Spring 2017

@Clwojick #thingsincommon #readingchallenge2022

Clwojick 💙💙💙 2y
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