b(l)og

monthly musings on mires, moors and magical mossy places, from “The Book of Bogs” Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw.

Launched 4 months ago

BOGS AGAINST FASCISM

how nature connectedness might save us from division and despair.

May 15•Clare

23

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Emergency Dream

Polly Atkin and tomorrow's online reading, with a free ticket for our paying subscribers

17 hrs ago•Clare

2

1

Peat, poetry, and the power to save the planet

• first published in Poetry Birmingham, Vol 11.5, 2025

Jun 21•Clare

8

2

1

Bringing Peat to Life

• free resource from me, Anna and the IUCN Peatland Programme.

Jun 8•Clare

5

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Peat core of memories

I slide the corer out.

Jun 1•Anna

16

5

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Well met with mosses

• and a free link to the recording of Tuesday night's reading by Johnny Turner

May 28•Clare

6

Confessions of a Moss Widow

Last night’s session with Johnny Turner was a joy, filled with his love of mosses, of mossy words, and his time spent out of doors communing with these…

May 27•Anna

19

2

Meetings with Mosses: tonight's online reading

• with free tickets for paying subscribers

May 26•Clare

2