Helen Mort Ordre des livres

Pioneer, activist, environmentalist, poet. Ethel Haythornthwaite is virtually unknown in her home town of Sheffield, yet her tireless campaigning led to the creation of green belts and the Peak District National Park. In Ethel, Helen Mort explores the life of this revolutionary who helped save the British countryside.

"Whether you're seeking words to reflect your mood or looking for a source of comfort in difficult times, this collection has a poem for every feeling. Accompanied by expressive illustrations of animals in the wild, this stunning collection promotes mindfulness and an appreciation of the natural world"--Publisher's description

The Illustrated Woman is a tender and incisive collection about what it means to live in a female body - from the joys and struggles of new motherhood to the trauma of deepfakes

Guardian Books to Watch 2022 Evening Standard Books to Watch 2022 Bookseller Editor's Choice 'This book is beautiful' Emma Jane Unsworth Climbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death. Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks. A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms.

Five powerful retellings of classic fairy tales, myths and folklore, written by some of the most ground-breaking UK poets and illustrated by Amandeep Singh, AKA Inkquisitive.

'The hills bring into focus just how much we love being with dogs.' In Never Leave the Dog Behind, award-winning writer Helen Mort explores the relationship between dogs, mountains and the people who love them. She meets search and rescue dogs, interviews climbers, and tells her own transformative story of falling in love with a whippet named Bell.

What happens when poetry and philosophy connect? In 'Opposite,' award-winning poet Helen Mort and Professor of Philosophical Aesthetics Aaron Meskin set out to answer that very question. Whilst meeting at the Opposite café in Leeds, they came up with an intriguing idea for a creative dialogue: Aaron would introduce Helen to a range of philosophers who write about art and aesthetic matters, Helen would respond imaginatively to their ideas with original poetry, then the philosophers would write their own responses to Helen's poems. The result was an engrossing and multi-faceted series of conversations, which (like all the best coffee-shop discussions) took a variety of unexpected turns - topics included the art of tattooing, graffiti, Belle & Sebastian, food, rock climbing and whether there's such a thing as bad art.

Their polyamorous relationship - which for years felt so natural - is starting to seem strained. Leigh, who works at a local gear shop, watches Caron climb and feels complicit. Black Car Burning is a brilliant debut novel of trust and trauma, fear and falling, from one of our best young writers.