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Susan Richardson Writer
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Nature writer & poet. Latest book 'Where the Seals Sing' (William Collins). 4th poetry collection shortlisted Ted Hughes Award. Lives on a cliff in the far west of Wales, making kin with the more-than-human world https://linktr.ee/susan_richardson_writer
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So happy to have a sound piece - a blend of poetry, prose & field recordings from the Donna Nook grey seal breeding colony in Lincolnshire - in the new issue of Ambient Receiver.
I'm a big fan of this journal, which focuses on exploring 'the dynamic & complex entanglement of human & more-than-human'
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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So delighted to have a poem, 'Sundew Rescue', in the beautiful new issue of @paperboatswriters.bsky.social, themed around Nature's Voice and sensitively edited by @alexnye.bsky.social and Ian Grosz. #poetry #ecopoetry
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Just a few places left! Join me & movement director Sarah Perry for Moving Words, our next online writing & movement workshop, on Nov 8th. A lovely group of writers of both poetry & prose, theatre makers & dancers will be gathering. shapesinmotion.myflodesk.com/movingwords
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Such a pleasure to be guest reader in Llansteffan, at an event exploring how we might deepen our connection with the more-than-human world. I shared prose from Where the Seals Sing, poetry from Words the Turtle Taught Me & there was stimulating conversation, art by Romola Parish & a lively open mic.
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Looking forward to sharing prose from Where the Seals Sing and poetry from Words the Turtle Taught Me at this event in Llansteffan tonight, focusing on how we might expand and deepen our relationship with the more-than-human world. #poetry #morethanhuman #creativenonfiction #naturememoir
August 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Overlooking Aber Felin, the bay that's at the heart of my nature memoir, 'Where the Seals Sing'. Acer and I watched - and listened to the howls of - a small haul-out of pregnant cow seals. Not long now till the pupping season gets underway.
A young fox-red labrador sits on a rocky outcrop above a bay encircled by cliffs. He is wearing a red collar and harness and panting as the day is warm. The sky is bright blue with some wispy clouds. The sea is a deeper blue colour and very calm.
July 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Much looking forward to sharing my commissioned sequence of eco-fable-themed poems at the final Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis conference later. It's been so inspiring to be involved in this University of Kent-based project.
May 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Birthday joy continued with a visit to Cors Caron, the raised bog near Tregaron, to seek out the beautiful carnivorous sundews. #plantlife #carnivorousplants #wales
Tiny red carnivorous sundew plants, their fine hairs covered in the sticky droplets with which they ensnare insects, are sprouting from a boggy bed of spaghnum moss.
May 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Beautiful female Emperor moth on the windowsill this morning. #moth #nature
Close-up of a brown and cream patterned moth with large eyespots on both visible wings rests on a white windowsill
April 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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First glimpse of thrift along my local stretch of coast.
#wildflowers #flowers #plants #signsofspring
A clump of pink flowers is blooming on a cliff top in the bottom right of the photo. Behind the flowers is an expanse of sea and sky and a long coastline of steep, rugged cliffs.
April 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Thanks to all who came to Writing the Wild! Great to work with such an enthusiastic group, with everyone engaging so thoughtfully with the stunning landscape and the climate & nature emergency. Acer met me for a post-workshop walk so he wasn't too miffed at missing the earlier coastal exploration.
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Off to St Davids to Write the Wild! Looking forward to meeting all the participants. I've previously run versions of this workshop in a range of wild weathers including snow (near Fort William) and torrential rain (Conrwall) so today's sun and the gentle breeze feel very benign.
April 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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I encountered quite a few beautiful creatures while doing my Writing the Wild workshop recce earlier this week - and none more stunning than this adder. #writersofbluesky
In the background, there's a large rock. The sinuous shape of an adder rests on a patch of short, dry grass in front of the rock.
April 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Solidarity with the Society of Authors and all my fellow writers today. Thousands of us have had our work used by Meta to train AI systems without permission or payment. Grateful to those who were protesting earlier at Meta’s London HQ.
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Gorgeous day for doing a recce for one of my Writing the Wild workshops. #Pembrokeshire #Cymru
The tiny grey stone chapel of St Non's in Pembrokeshire is perched on the edge of a grass-topped cliff. Both the sea and the sky are a vivid blue colour.
April 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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On #WorldTheatreDay, happy memories of working as a playwright for Something Permanent Theatre Co. So honoured that Two Of Me Now, my poetic drama about Virginia Woolf & Sylvia Plath, was published by Cecil Woolf (Virginia’s nephew) in his literary/academic imprint, the Bloomsbury Heritage Series.
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I love how this boy always lies close to me as I write, using his bed as a pillow and sleeping half under my chair. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #writerslife
A young fox red Labrador lies on his left side, with his tear half under a chair with wooden legs. His head rests on a black towel that's part of his bed and his body rests on the blue carpet. His toy, a soft squeaky kangaroo, lies next to him.
March 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Spring equinox walk to 'my' seal bay, the one that features throughout 'Where the Seals Sing'. For the 1st time in 10+ years of watching, recording, writing, I failed to see a single grey seal. But the sun & gorse were out, there were celandines & violets & I heard my 1st chiffchaff of the year.
A rocky, craggy headland of steep cliffs juts out into the calm, deep blue sea from the right hand side of the photo. The sky is also blue with just a long strip of cloud along the horizon.
March 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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March 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Poster advertising a creative writing workshop with Susan Richardson in St Davids, Pembrokeshire on Wednesday 9th April at 1.30 pm. The event is supported by Literature Wales, WWF Cymru and EcoDewi and it's free to attend. For further information and booking, contact post@literaturewales.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Last night's beaming sunset. #pembrokeshire #wales #cymru #sunset
A headland juts into the sea from the left hand side of the photo. The sky above the headland is streaked with pink and brighter yellow beams of light from the setting sun. In the foreground, the sea is also tinged with pink.
March 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Come & Write the Wild with me in St Davids! On 9th April, I'm running a workshop focusing on the local coastal environment, exploring issues such as biodiversity loss & the climate crisis. Both poets & prose writers welcome. We'll be spending much of the time in the glorious Pembrokeshire outdoors!
Poster advertising a creative writing workshop with Susan Richardson in St Davids, Pembrokeshire on Wednesday 9th April at 1.30 pm. The event is supported by Literature Wales, WWF Cymru and EcoDewi and it's free to attend. For further information and booking, contact post@literaturewales.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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I'm so enjoying being involved in this University of Kent-based project: 'Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis'. Following on from the workshop facilitation I did last year, I'm grateful to have been commissioned to write a new sequence of #poems around the project's theme.
This image advertises the 'Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis' project. These words are written in large white letters across the bottom of the image. In the top right hand corner, the words 'University of Kent' appear (white on a black background) to indicate where the project is based. The central image shows a sketch of a rat in water with its whiskered nose above the surfact and its front right paw roped to a frog's leg - the frog is tugging it along through the water.
February 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Sunset guardian of Llech y Drybedd. #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #cromlech #sunset #wales #pembrokeshire
On the left hand side of the photo, a Neolithic cromlech (a large flat stone balanced on three stone 'legs') stands in a green field. On the right, a fox-red Labrador sits, gazing at the monument. Sunset is approaching - the sun is sinking in the sky between the dog and the cromlech. There are grey clouds in the sky, tinged with sunset-orange.
February 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Thanks so much for this opportunity! I'm a poet & creative nonfiction writer. My latest book is a nature memoir, 'Where the Seals Sing' (William Collins). Grateful that my most recent collection of poetry, 'Words the Turtle Taught Me', was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award. #WritersLiftWednesday
Four books by Susan Richardson have been placed against a dark blue background in a square formation, displaying their front covers. In the top left corner is the hardback version of 'Where the Seals Sing'. The paperback version of this same book is in the top right corner. Below this book, in the bottom right corner, is a collection of poetry, 'Words the Turtle Taught Me'. The fourth book is in the bottom left corner and it's another collection of poetry, 'skindancing'. Both collections of poetry contain illustrations by Pat Gregory.
February 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM