The Magic of the GapFrancesca Schmidt31st January, 2019Francesca Schmidt reflects on winter traditions, and the significance of ritual, from the Czech-German borderlands.Myths & Stories
At the Old BorderOana Sanziana Marian22nd October, 2018In an excerpt from Dark Mountain: Issue 14 – TERRA, Oana Sanziana Marian writes of the Romanian-Bulgarian border.Issue 14: TERRA
Art of Climbing TreesHenrik Dahle26th September, 2018Our 'Under the Canopy' section continues with Henrik Dahle's quest to climb a different tree every day for a year.Under the Canopy
The Secret Opinions of RiversPaul Kingsnorth16th May, 2018Dark Mountain co-founder Paul Kingsnorth introduces his new poetry collection from the wilds of Patagonia.Dark VerseJourneys
The Writing of Mountain CallsMike King8th January, 2018The connection that really mattered to me in writing Mountain Calls is with the last...JourneysPlace & Time
One Fine Day in the Middle of the NightSteve Wheeler4th December, 2017 ‘Performance’ is the wrong word. Liminal was a promenade experience (the first devised by...On Gathering
Wind-WaysNick Hunt9th October, 2017Despite being moved by the wind in this way I did not grow up to...Journeys
Conjuring Yew Trees and MountainsChristos Galanis21st August, 2017You, my friend, are alone, because We, with words and pointing fingers, gradually make the...In Other TonguesOther Kingdoms
A Part of Its BreathingSarah Thomas3rd July, 2017At dusk, these red jar lanterns were borne here by fifty curious people, out of...On Gathering
BeastPaul Kingsnorth9th July, 2016My second novel, Beast, was published this week by Faber and Faber. It’s the story of a...Myths & Stories
Learning Carefully from the SeaBrett Bloom26th April, 2016In these workshops in Finland we explored various kinds of exercises together and then discussed...From Our BooksIssue 9Wild Words