In the opening of the great medieval dream vision Piers Plowman, the narrator lies down ‘on a brood bank by a bourne syde’ and is sent to sleep by the sound of the stream which, as he says ‘sweyed so murye’. The poem registers a universal truth, that there is something mesmeric about running water,Continue reading “Mutant River: Messing around on the Hull”
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Five new dates for The Walbrook Pilgrimage
Part historical/cultural research project, part exercise in acute environmental observation, Chivers’ ode to the Walbrook – “ghost and friend of the City” – is an immersive, beautifully executed exercise in urban psychogeography. (Wild Culture) If you missed the initial, sold-out run of The Walbrook Pilgrimage, it’s your lucky day – I am leading five moreContinue reading “Five new dates for The Walbrook Pilgrimage”
En Route in Edinburgh
So, whilst I was in Edinburgh I took part in the site-specific walking tour of the city: En Route. The ‘show’ is the brainchild of Melbourne-based collective one step at a time like this. It goes like this. You meet in the foyer of the Traverse Theatre in a group of 2-3. Someone takes youContinue reading “En Route in Edinburgh”
A Walker’s Notes: Mortitx, Mallorca
I received a beautiful little Wainwright’s Walker’s Notebook for Christmas and couldn’t wait to record my first journey. More, I hope, to follow. … Start Location Mortitx, Serra Tramuntana (Mallorca) Date(s) Walked 3rd January 2009 Start Time 12 midday Finish Time 3.30pm Route/ascent(s)/descent(s) used Half-way to Caleta d’Ariant via Rafal d’Ariant (route taken from theContinue reading “A Walker’s Notes: Mortitx, Mallorca”
Tom Chivers 