Murmuration | by Linda France and Kate Sweeney

Murmuration is a collective film poem for our times; an inventory of what really matters, celebrating our love for the natural world in a time of Climate Crisis and Coronavirus. The Murmuration project is part of Writing the Climate, poet Linda France’s residency at New Writing North and Newcastle University.
We collected over 450 responses to a public call-out for contributions to Murmuration, which were then scribed, distilled and curated into a single long poem by Linda France, expressing the collective imagination of all who contributed. The lines have been brought to life in an animated film by artist Kate Sweeney, which reflects and offers insights on our connection with this earth, the natural world and each other at this extraordinary moment in time.

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If you enjoyed Murmation, we are currently accepting submissions for our next project, a collective sound poem called Dawn Chorus. We're looking for audio clips, in any language and from anywhere in the world, deadline 2 August 2021. Find out more here! newwritingnorth.com/dawn-chorus/

[@ThePattiw]

A friend sent me this, and said it reminded him of me because of my love of nature. It is beautiful. That line “What if all the time we were searching the sky the birds were watching for us” really said something to me.

[@peterandjacquivelisek4384]

What a great piece of work. The distilling of all those contributions beautifully done. And what sensitive and energetic animation. Thanks. Inspiring.

[@dionellis-taylor6665]

I would enjoy hearing 500 different voices (audio variation) within the soundscape for Murmurations

[@mikerubin9843]

Delicate and beautiful poems. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@tg7495]

The animation takes you to another world

[@mabellepenalver7032]

Beautifully sad and hopelessly hopeful ....Thank you.

[@janvillarrubia6940]

The sensitivity, beauty and truth of this made me want to weep. Thank you.

[@risin4949]

Truly wonderful. A marvellous piece of work.

[@haiku5756]

Startlingly beautiful and thought-provoking. Thank you

[@rukeyser]

13th comment since November 2020. What a privilege to have been linked to here...

[@introductiontophilosophyar6818]

Thank you! 🙂🌱

[@anjubabu8731]

Beautiful.

[@annogidi3464]

That was amazing. Thank you. What if.....

[@seagullpie]

awesome

[@rukeyser]

A murmuration of what matters.