As the Flow Cries
Written by Laura Sutcliffe
Illustrated by Laura Sutcliffe
Music by Laura Sutcliffe
A joyful collection of poetry, drawings and music.
As the Flow Cries is a subtly joyful collection of gentle yet rich reflections on the things that matter most. Although the words, songs, and beautifully played tunes share something of a timeless, universal quality – as if they are the bearers of the most ancient tradition of human expression – they are animated by a fresh intensity and quiet but resolute individual voice. There is urgency and a sense of loss in this work’s stark commentary on human destruction of the natural world, but there is also a sense of stillness, even hope, in its meditations on the simple miracles of nature that can enrich our lives, if we would only look up for long enough from our screens.
– Stef Connor, composer and singer
Meandering between head and heart, ear and eye, the collection’s particularity of unhurried, intimate observation of the everyday beckons us into tiny pockets of curiosity where we encounter the raw fragility of nature that nestles within its seemingly timeless, terrifying beauty. Its sparse and playful language interweaves with the tender exploration of an instrumentally wide-ranging album, effortlessly conveying and convincing us of Laura’s hope amidst all her evocations of bright sadness at the perilous predicaments of our planet.
– Alison Woolley, writer and director of Seeds of Silence
£10 for Paperback ( + postage and packaging )
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ISBN: 978-1-917562-03-4
