Abbi Flint

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS

At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.

Folk is for Everyone.

Wow! 😍

Hurrah! The launch that Clare writes about here was a joyous day full of deep care and kinship. I feel so grateful to have been a tiny part of it.

Hello @re-peat.bsky.social - this might be of interest to your networks too :-)

Never forget your reading glasses when you need to stand in front of a very busy audience and some of the best nature writers in the UK.

The Book of Bogs is a glorious anthology about peat and the necessity to protect it. Here's the first page of my chapter about the bogs above Bethesda.

‘The Wayfarer’ by Hieronymus Bosch

📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...

Promotional image for Electric wind. Book sits in centre of image. The book cover is a digital drawing of rolling blue and green hills with a purple cloudy sky in the background. Wind turbines and trees can be seen dotted along the hills. Text along bottom of image reveals the book's publication date: October 14th 2025.

Coming soon💨

How has energy shaped a nation?

Electric Wind by @DudleyMarianna.bsky.social is a cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain, from the industrial revolution to the aftermath of war, through energy crises and the changing politics of the late twentieth century💡

Pre-order now!

See you there tomorrow!

Be the fairest of them all, excel at domestic chores & rely on your prince to ensure a happy ending? But folklore & fairytale give us much more than gender stereotypes. Come hear me talk on #Folklore & Women in Liverpool on 5 Nov (& Nottingham 19 Nov) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-w...

I wrote an essay on high altitude peat bogs in New Guinea for "The Book of Bogs"(edited by Anna Chilvers & @clareshaw.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social)
Here are a few pictures recorded on a life-changing research visit to the New Guinea Highlands when I was very young 😊

One of my favourite poems - for #NationalPoetryDay - Body by Alice Oswald
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Excellent looking games! I hope you bought them for research purposes? 👣

The book cover for The Feminist Art of Walking by Morag Rose. The text is in large sans serif font and is in the middle of the page. It is in white over an image of the sky with a cloudy sunset. On the left edge, vertical, is a cityscape, on the right some gorse bushes

So... here's why I havent posted much. Been writing a book! Thrilled to share The Feminist Art of Walking is out on Pluto October 20th www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make this happen, I am excited and a bit scared for you to read it

I deface my books because I am in conversation with them. Do not be afraid to abuse your books*

Great piece from @wendypratt.bsky.social on reading as conversation. I've always loved how unpredictably creative and evocative this process is - whether reading for academic writing or poetry.
open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...

Congratulations Alex! Sounds like a great project.

An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

The Book of Bogs This new anthology from over forty writers, including Robert Macfarlane, Amy Liptrot, Alys Fowler and Patti Smith explores peatlands and bogs, and argues for their importance.

Still can't quite believe I have a couple of poems in this wonderful anthology 'The Book of Bogs', edited by Anna Chilvers and @clareshawpoet.bsky.social. Such an honour to be alongside a stellar line-up of nature writers 👇
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

The Ring For this wood engraving I wanted to conjure up a mystical and atmospheric scene, with the moon rising over the henge and the curious group of birds huddled by the fire. It was inspired by my fascinati...

Bought a gorgeous archaeologically theme wood-engraving at a makers market today - the work of the very talented Spindle Printer spindleprinter.com/products/the...

So sad to hear of Tony Harrison's death. This poem of his has lived in my head since I first read it. One of my favourite poets on class.
poetryarchive.org/poem/book-en...

Me too! Going to see if our local lego-building cafe has one 😁

Love this!

The Botanical Garden 21353 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB Beautiful botanical garden set for nature-lovers

One for the plant humanities folks? I especially like the models of specific plant sp. Nice details!
www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...

Join us for another semester of @collecol.bsky.social fun online.
#HistNatHist #HistSTM #collections #museums #EnvHist #EnvHum

The Book of Bogs

The launch for this anthology will be in Haworth in October. If you'd enjoy hearing from some of the UK's best nature writers, then follow the link and come along: lnkd.in/eX6dBb-Y

Just arrived from the printers.

The Book of Bogs began as a community response & has grown beyond the Walshaw Moor into a wider celebration & campaign for bogs & other peatland ecologies.

This was the most brilliant crowdfunded project, with over 40 contributions from artists & poets.

OUT NOW.

Poets, the time is NOW ... and through till Sept 27th, when the window for auditions (submissions) for (to) @iambapoet.com closes.

I'm looking to fill a whole eight waves worth of the journal across 2026/27 – so don't be shy!

Go to the Audition page, and give me your best.

iambapoet.com/audition

Songs for Ramblers and Songs by the Way: Paths and Trails as Vernacular Contexts for Singing in the Early Twentieth Century The early twentieth century saw a boom in both outdoor recreation and community and folk singing in England. This article explores how these two movements were entangled through the communal singin...

ICYMI: new #OpenAcess article from me 'Songs for Ramblers & Songs by the Way' in #Folklore journal explores links between folksong, paths & outdoor recreation in early 20th century. Special focus on songbooks by #Sheffield Clarion Ramblers & Co-op Holiday movement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New reading just arrived - very much looking forward to exploring this 👇

In an oral history collection I looked at from Derbyshire one of the interviewees talks about sheep fleeces being black from the pollution over the pennines.