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Tag: art

An Interview with Honey Constant: Plains Cree Archaeologist, Plains Cree Maker

Honey Constant talks beading, indigenous archaeology, and sharing her voice with others.… Read More An Interview with Honey Constant: Plains Cree Archaeologist, Plains Cree Maker

May 29, 2020July 6, 2020 emilylynncookLeave a comment

you are your own storm // poetry Tuesday + reflections on confidence

A hyperbolic and poetic celebration of the indefinability of the self is followed by a more metric-based exploration of confidence.… Read More you are your own storm // poetry Tuesday + reflections on confidence

April 29, 2020July 6, 2020 emilylynncookLeave a comment

howling for precipices

Still grateful for that sunny, wild October day in 2016 when I scrambled along the spine of Dundonnell’s jewel and one of Britain’s finest ridges: An Teallach. … Read More howling for precipices

March 10, 2020 emilylynncookLeave a comment

or else you’ll miss us

I’m trying to learn this formatting thing/how to do poetry on the internet thing. I tend to feel a little self-conscious and pretentious–like, would I like a triple-brewed beverage and a side of thrifted clothing with my poetry–but that’s okay. Also, I love thrift stores. Here’s the original, non-photo formatting of this poem: blink we… Read More or else you’ll miss us

March 3, 2020July 6, 2020 emilylynncook1 Comment

chasing birds: thoughts on conservation, photography, and the lives of eagles with Robert Rear

Birds are a gateway into the everyday lives of ecosystems. Join me as I talk with Robert Rear about conservation, photography, and gatherings of eagles.… Read More chasing birds: thoughts on conservation, photography, and the lives of eagles with Robert Rear

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 emilylynncook3 Comments

Shetland, Sea and Stone

Today I’m proud to feature a few of Shetlander Ryan Leith‘s photos of his home. These striking images give you an idea of just how powerful and relentless the North Sea is–especially when the waves are juxtaposed against towering stone stacks of over one hundred feet in height. Please click on any of the photos… Read More Shetland, Sea and Stone

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 emilylynncook7 Comments

Aisling + Selbee – the beginning

The day after Christmas seems like a suitable time to change up the normal routine and share the start of a small story. More to come in future weeks and in the February zine. <3 Tell me about your favorite childhood fairy tale.

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 emilylynncookLeave a comment

Ísland by Rebekah DePretis

My childhood best friend just so happens to be my favourite photographer. This is only a taste of her photo series from her trip through Iceland (more to come in Circumspectacle’s February zine). Haunting, atmospheric, evocative–these words fall short. Check out her photography at rebekahdepretis.com and follow her work on Instagram.

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 emilylynncookLeave a comment

circumspectacles

noun, plural

1) the many varieties of absurdity and beauty all around us

2) a set of ‘lenses’ that lead to wonder and awe

3) the many senses of awe and smallness

4) the act of watching the constant tension and dialogue between nature and culture, place and space, people and their world

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a note on spelling, etc.

Hi, this is Emily. Across this blog, I use a lot of British spelling. I do this because I went to university in Scotland, and I feel like that reflects my own personal experience most accurately. A lot of these thoughts I first encountered as I waded through all things Scottish and British, and the words of these thoughts were spelt accordingly. 

However, for some pieces–like, for pieces firmly set in Pennsylvania or Vermont or whatever–I use US spelling because there’s simply no other way the words should be spelled.  If I ever get the two mixed up, it’s because I just don’t really care. Don’t be twattish jagoffs about it. <3 

also, my use of capitalisation is erratic.

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