The Thread of Belonging - Dara McAnulty

About this episode

Dara McAnulty discusses the connection between nature and belonging through the changing seasons.

With his signature joy, Irish author and naturalist Dara McAnulty praises the arrival of curlew song in spring, emerging emperor dragonflies, feet crunching on fallen leaves, and the sweeping flight of a barn owl on a midsummer evening. This ode to experiencing the seasons as a natural flowing of one's being—rather than a backdrop of abstract phenomena—shows us how when the body is in relation with the land, our sense of self can soften back into belonging with Earth. Read the essay. Credit: David Avazzadeh / Connected Archives

People in this episode

Guest: Dara McAnulty

Topics covered

• nature
• belonging
• seasons
• Irish literature
• naturalism

Keywords

• curlew song
• emperor dragonflies
• barn owl
• nature writing
• seasonal change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emergence Magazine

Books & works: The Thread of Belonging

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