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Wild Words

Bristlecone Pine by Eric Utne from his essay, Visonfast (Issue 7)

Dark Mountain started with a manifesto calling for ‘uncivilised’ writing to push the boundaries of established and accepted literary forms and reflect the realities of our times more honestly.

If the world is in need of rewilding, this extends beyond the outer landscapes and into our domesticated souls.  The writers in this section go looking for wildness with their words.

Sea Siege

Terry Gifford
23rd March, 2015
  England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious...
Wild Words

Big Agnes Ascent

Kevin Obsatz
16th February, 2015
In the film studio the apparatus has penetrated so deeply into reality that a pure...
Wild Words

On Wildness and Carbon

David McKay
28th May, 2012
  The march of wind turbines across the land has been ongoing for some time,...
Wild Words

In Patagonia: Part 2

Paul Kingsnorth
26th January, 2012
I’m currently reading Gary Snyder’s book of essays The Practice of the Wild. Snyder is...
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