Books

After much encouragement, I have published a 50-page collection of my poems via Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. ‘Reconnection’ explores the human condition and our relationship with nature. It is partly a glimpse into my own voyage of self-discovery and partly a call to respect nature, of which we are a part and on which we depend. For the last 20 years, I have combined sculpture and poetry to express my deep conviction that humans urgently need to reconnect with our planet in much deeper ways. What I feel is at stake is our very survival - at the personal level, we can feel empathy for other humans and other species, yet as a race we continue along a self-destructive path. ‘As individuals we can be wise… as a species we are fools.’ But I also want to be positive and express the possibility of joy and a real sense of freedom through reconnection. If we slow down and tune in to nature, we can ‘Dance with the butterfly’.

‘I really like this collection. It’s delightfully personal, but with universal resonance, with words, phrases, insights and reflections that touch us all – no doubt in many different ways.’
- Jonathon Porritt