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A Year In Beadnell is a colloration between poet Lisa Matthews and visual artist and digital designer Melanie Ashby. The project has been made possible with the support of several organisations, including Arts Council England, Northumberland County Council, Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership and New Writing North.
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Rachel Carson

A Year in Beadnell has been inspired by the US marine biologist and proto-environmentalist Rachel Carson, best-known for her seminal work on pesticide misuse, Silent Spring. Her lesser-known books about coastal environments are wonderful and Carson's poetry of the sea has been the engine behind this project.

"If there is poetry in my writing [about the sea] it is not because I put it there, but because one cannot write about the sea and leave the poetry out." – Rachel Carson

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In the spirit of Rachel Carson and her field research forays in Maine, we conducted our own fieldwork. Each day of our seasonal residencies was regimented at beginning and end with sunrise & sunset observations. The main section of the day we dedicated to meanders – wandering very short distances to look in close-up at flora and fauna on the beach or along the dune slacks, or trekking further afield.

Browse by season: Vernal, Estival, Autumnal or Hibernal

Neither here nor there

21st September 2015 In autumnal Log

Laminarias

22nd September 2015 In autumnal Log

Flotsam

23rd September 2015 In autumnal Log

Shivelight

24th September 2015 In autumnal Log

Hold fast

25th September 2015 In autumnal Log

Elemental

26th September 2015 In autumnal Log

Late

5th December 2015 In hibernal Log

Gammy but game

6th December 2015 In hibernal Log

Revelations

7th December 2015 In hibernal Log

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@rosbarber Didn’t know that but sadly not in the least bit surprised.1 week ago
@WeirdoWizard Breathing exercises: mouth inhale - hold for 6 - nasal exhale In the car I usually pull over and do… https://t.co/BLyhFahPif2 weeks ago
@WeirdoWizard Thankfully not, I’ve learned ways to deal with it now...but it can be scary2 weeks ago

Lisa Matthews (poet and writer) and Melanie Ashby (visual artist and designer), A Year in Beadnell © 2016