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Dart | Alice Oswald

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This has been on my tbr forever - Alice Oswald‘s poem of Devon‘s River Dart from source to sea, told through the eyes of those who live, work and enjoy the river. It‘s refreshingly non-flowery/romantic - we hear the voices of poachers & sewage workers alongside chambermaids, wild swimmers & mythical characters. Audio, read by the author, was great.

I seem to be loving books that are super-local-to-me at the mo.

ukroadtrip #devon #192025 #2002

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rockpools A teensy tiny gripe, which is bugging me. Pretty sure the cover of this edition is ‘generic river stock photo‘ rather than the Dart, which feels disappointingly lazy. If it is the Dart, they‘ve managed to find the ONLY stretch of it with no hills, which I‘m trying/failing to believe! 2y

rockpools I‘m going to use this as my poetry collection for #midwintersolacegames #naturalitsy - even though technically it‘s a book-length poem rather than a collection! @AllDebooks 2y

TrishB It would seem a bit sad not to be a real picture wouldn‘t it. 2y

AllDebooks @rockpools that's lazy publishing and really annoying. Love your review and obvs I've stacked it 😉 📚📚📚📚 2y

Librarybelle Hooray!! 2y

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The Solace of Open Spaces | Gretel Ehrlich

I don't know if I'll read 4 books between now and December 21st, but I want to participate in this group and I'll read what I can including what I've already started.

Midwinter - nonfiction - Creating Black Americans by Nelle Irwin Painter
12 days of Christmas: poetry - The world keeps ending and the world goes on by Franny Choi

Original post https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2501126

#naturalitsy, #midwintersolacegames, @AllDebooks

AllDebooks That's great, welcome. It's going to be very relaxed, no pressure, event. I hope you enjoy it, thank you for joining us and sharing the post x 2y

AllDebooks You've got a nice mix on the go there. Enjoy!! 2y

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@AllDebooks is hosting #MidwinterSolaceGames

See her feed for the sign up link

AllDebooks Thank you for sharing x 2y

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#Naturalitsy #Midwintersolacegames
@LitsyEvents

Sign up on the link below and join in the fun as we head into holiday season. Speaking of which, Happy Thanksgiving 😊

Lots planned to help us relax, unwind, support and take care of each other in the run-up to midwinter solstice. Please feel free to share.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff8aJjA8moOG3LdqMKFgFHZ6y35SdUiJ55ret7...

wanderinglynn Love it! 2y

Dilara Thank you for organising this! I've signed up 👍 2y

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn @dilara so glad you're joining us. I'm getting so excited now it's nearly time to start 🙌 2y

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IndoorDame Are the books you choose meant to be related to nature? Self care? Xmas? Solstice?…trying to decide if this fits in with my Dec reading plans 2y

AllDebooks @IndoorDame it's pretty relaxed interpretation, whatever makes you happy. The aim is to help us unwind and connect with others. 2y

IndoorDame @AllDebooks that sounds lovely! count me in! 2y

AllDebooks @IndoorDame yay 😊 2y

Allylu I signed up! Sounds wonderful. 2y

Caterina Signed up 😊 2y

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Winter Solstice | Rosamunde Pilcher

Repost for @AllDebooks

Sign up form for #NaturaLitsy planned #Midwintersolacegames starting 1st December. All welcome to join in, let me know to tag you in the lists.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff8aJjA8moOG3LdqMKFgFHZ6y35SdUiJ55ret7...

AllDebooks Thank you for reposting 😊 2y

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Wintering: How to Survive When Life Is Frozen | Katherine May

“Life meanders like a path through the woods. We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.“

Sign up form for #NaturaLitsy planned #Midwintersolacegames starting 1st December. All welcome to join in, let me know to tag you in the lists.
#Litsyevents

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff8aJjA8moOG3LdqMKFgFHZ6y35SdUiJ55ret7...

AllDebooks @ozma.of.oz @AmandaBlaze @Ann_Reads @SamAnne @TheBookHippie @tdrosebud @Catsandbooks @Nelnjali @yuli_onna 2y

AllDebooks Sorry, misspelt your tag x @Yuki_Onna 2y

TheBookHippie Me! 2y

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BookmarkTavern Looks great! 💙 2y

AllDebooks @Ann_Reads it's very much a be involved as much as you like. No pressure. Sorry, forgot to change setting on fiction 2y

AnnR @AllDebooks Thank you. I was just editing my prior comment and messed up in the process, tapping the wrong button, so I'm adding a new comment here. 😊

Since I cannot redo the Google form for fiction, maybe Letters From Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien? That's a really fun book! For the nonfiction section, I initially meant to put in The Little Book of Hygge. I think that would fit your theme better than my other choice. 🙂🎄 2y

rockpools Sorry, I‘m being dim today, and I‘m not sure I understand! Are the answers on the form for what we‘re intending to read, or group suggestions, or to complete when we‘ve read them? Please tag me anyway and I‘ll join when I can - love the idea. 2y

AllDebooks @rockpools Great, glad to have you join. It's to fill in as and when you choose a book. Mainly so people can doubleup with challenges etc. Braiding Sweegrass would fit the non-fiction prompt and we're scheduled to finish that the 1st week in December 2y

rockpools @AllDebooks Perfect- thank you 😊 2y

AnnR @AllDeBooks Oh gosh. I've totally misunderstood too. I thought we needed to fill in the form in advance and they were group suggestions. Can you delete my entry so I can start over again later? Sorry for the extra work. Thank you for the further explanation. I'm glad @rockpools asked the question. 2y

TheBookHippie @Ann_Reads HA I did the exact same thing OOOOPS 2y

BookwormAHN Fun Idea. I'm signed up 😺 2y

AmandaBlaze Yeah, I got it wrong too. I thought it was an either/or type of thing. 2y

AllDebooks I'm sorry for any confusion. Don't worry, I'm sure you can edit the form. I've amended the info on the sign up form. 4 categories of books - fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories; you can double up; fill in intended reads or as and when you read them. 2y

Readergrrl I‘m really excited to try this out!! I‘ve got a few books in mind already! 2y

AllDebooks @Readergrrl glad you're joining us, I've added you to the tag list 2y

MittenGirlPeach What a terrific idea! I‘m in. Thinking of books. 2y

AllDebooks Yay, glad to have you join us. This is going to be fun! 2y

Readergrrl Thank you!! I‘m not 💯 sure how this works, but I listed some books on the Google Form that I‘m going to try tackling in December. 2y

Linsy This looks great! I'd love to join in! 2y

ElizaMarie Not sure how this works... but I am totally in favor of doing something that incorporates self-care and time for reflection this season. I haven't signed up yet as I am not sure what to put in any of the categories yet. 2y

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie @Linsy welcome, I have high hopes that this is going to so good. The form is to help me see who's joining in. The books can be added as a tbr list or later as and when you read them. It's going to be very relaxed and hopefully soothing. Which is very much needed at this crazy time of year! 2y

ElizaMarie @AllDebooks please tag me on these. I am working on the Google Form soon :) 2y

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