I was privileged to visit JLM Morton's (Juliette) local wild swimming spot to talk about her connection with nature. From the mysticism of white magpies and the spiritual power of water to a heart-in-your-mouth meeting with a silverback gorilla, this podcast is one hundred per cent loveliness. Hopefully you'll hear some of the nature sounds from our outdoor location.:)
JLM Morton is a poet and writer. Her work "explores contemporary rural experience and belonging, ancestry, place and practices of care, repair and solidarity across human and more-than-human worlds". Find Juliette here
Juliette's publications include the poetry collection "Red Handed" and "Forest" which has a fantastic animation here and her awards include a 2024 Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes, longlist for the National Poetry Competition, the London Magazine Poetry Competition and for the Nan Shepherd Prize in September 2023 for nonfiction. Brilliant!
JLM Morton is on Instagram here @jlmmorton

What an honour to do a podcast with Dominic Couzens! I was not expecting him to be hilarious. This fantastic podcast starts with him snorkelling in the Galapagos Islands where he had a deeply moving connection with - I'm not going to spoil it for you because it was so incredible. The podcast reveals Dominic's extraordinary knowledge and the depth of his understanding with nature. He takes us from the lowly midge into tropical rainforest. I'm sure you'll love this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it. Dominic gives a big shout out to Stephen Moss and Elle Kay, too - names I'm sure you know if you're reading this!

Welcome to the audience participation podcast from Blandford Literary Festival's LIVE podcast with celebrity guest Amanda Wallwork. We had fabulous and moving audience stories from Jackie Arnold who told us about the Climate Coaching Alliance, an artist profoundly inspired by Dorset's hills, Kelly-Ann, an ecologist who spent months in solitude in the jungle, a postman who had an epiphany and Leona a gardener who grows food in the gardens at Ambios on the Sharpham Estate cultivating and workshopping. This podcast is a stand alone version of the audience participation included in the full length Blandford Literary Festival LIVE podcast (previous episode) in which Amanda Wallwork delves into her artistic practice and connection with the land. Find out more about the Climate Coaching Alliance here and Ambios here and on instagram @ambios_ltd here