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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spotted this beautiful hand lettering wedged between two doorways on the High Street in Leyton yesterday. ‘Repair … Best English Leather .. used only…’ #lettering #ghostsigns #typography #leyton #london #bestenglishleather

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I thought I’d use this photo of me yesterday talking Nature & Environmental Writing in one of my favourite places to say that there are still spots available on my online course at UAL starting Sept 30: www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/jou... #environmentalwriting

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Shoreditch diptych: on one side the chaotic, random & accidental markings of life in a big city; on the other, the result of hours in a boardroom, massive amounts of money, endless branding exercises and market research. I know which one I prefer. #grafitti #erasure #london #shoreditch #boxpark

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Carl Setzer @carlsetzer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It saddens me to discover this project only as it's transforming. However, I look forward to seeing what it becomes.

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

‘To the two little boys that stop at the lavender on their bikes, PTO’. Such a tender sweet note spotted today nestled in a lavender bush as I walked to a friend’s house. Yes, I did turn it over to read the rest. It was a promise of (1)

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As some of you on here know, I've been part of the Dark Mountain Project since 2014. I love my fellow Mountaineers & the work we published. Sadly, the books are coming to an end, but the good news is... (1) Autumn Equinox News from the Mountain darkmountainproject.substack.com/p/autumn-equ...

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Autumn Equinox News from the Mountain

Dark Mountain: Issue 30 Launches

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There are still some places left on my Online Nature & Environmental course at @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social - we will read work by a variety of authors, workshop pieces of writing, discuss technical issues as well as approaches to writing about place. Open to all! www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/jou...

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Introduction to Nature and Environmental Writing Online Short Course

Learn how writing connects us to nature. Develop nature writing skills through practical exercises and discussions. Explore the genre and refine your process.

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you @jaqme.bsky.social for sending me this clip of Annie Dillard: “So much women’s writing is concerned with the self … the interesting thing about writing is precisely to move from personal experience to a kind of objectivity.” Fascinating discussion here. www.instagram.com/reel/DdcDZ4-...

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Years ago I spent the night at Walter de Maria’s Lightning Field in New Mexico. Walking along the Norfolk coast yesterday, I was struck by how this wind farm out at sea resembles that piece of land art. It really got me thinking about how we value objects in wild places… (1)

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happisburgh beach. Pale light and hazy horizons and then a sudden burst of brilliance as the sun set. #happisburgh #norfolk #beach #lighthouse #sunset #clouds #icecreamvan #horizon #light #sea

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happisburgh lighthouse, ice cream van and beach. Magnificent light and hazy horizons. #happisburgh #norfolk #beach #lighthouse #icecreamvan #horizon #light #sea

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Can anyone tell me what this odd construction might be? It’s giving dystopian vibes. On Happisburgh Beach, Norfolk. #mystery #oddconstruction #happisburgh #norfolk

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, this afternoon. The upturned herring boats turned into sheds are such a vivid examples of repurposed objects to create beautiful spaces. #lindisfarne #herringboats #tides #watertowers #lobsterpots #coast #wetlands #architecture

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Berwick-upon-Tweed. The last time I was here was 20 years ago, pregnant with the kid I’ve just left at Edinburgh University. A closing of the circle in many ways. A new chapter begins… #berwick #revisiting #lifecycles

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bed and Breakfast outside Berwick-upon-Tweed. Not an inch of chintz to be seen! #nedandbreakfast #uk #berwick #wallpaper

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

On the motorway enjoying the random and diverse typography of trucks. #motorway #graphics #typography #haulage #trucks #design #scotland

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Look what just arrived @awestfell.bsky.social — it arrived with much needed rain! A very good portent, I feel. Anna Jameson and Jane Schoolcraft could not have found a better home than in this brilliant account. #beltpublishing #womenwriters #pioneers #victorianwomen #annajameson

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My first bunny spotting on Wanstead Flats. He/She was enjoying the nutrient-rich green shoots poking up after a recent fire. #rabbits #leytonstone #wansteadflats #postfire #london #wildlife #regeneration

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thrilled to see GREYHOUND on this incredible shortlist. Every one of these books looks like a must-read. Thank you to the Ilse Schwepcke Prize! 🙏🙏🙏 #greyhound #ilseschwepckeprize #travelwriting #reportage #memoir #fitzcarraldoeditions #womenwriters www.ilseschwepckeprize.co.uk/2026-shortli...

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2026 Shortlist – The Ilse Schwepcke Prize

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just back from an intensive 10 days of writing and am now trying to organise the very tentative beginnings of what will become my next book. Of course Pumpkin has other ideas… #pumpkin #chaos #manuscripts #earlydrafts #process #writing #beginnings

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"I don't think people care about the name of the lake." — Mike Lawler. You have NO idea how much we care about it. Not pictured here are the hundreds of family picnics, swims, visits with generations of our family. The lake is embedded in our lives. We are part of it. (photo Dec 2022) #lakeontario

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just watched Luis Bunuel’s ‘The Milky Way’. Such a strange portal through linear time & thought. A line from The Lecturer felt particularly pertinent: "My hatred of science and my loathing of technology will one day lead me to this absurd belief in God." #LuisBunuel #cinema #themilkyway

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rain on the windows. Clouds in the sky. I did a little dance! #rain #drought

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Visiting a friend in Burgundy, I picked this up off her shelf & started reading it immediately. I couldn’t put it down, so she let me take it. It is one of (if not THE) darkest books I have ever read. I finished it a few hours ago on a train to Paris & literally gasped at some of the scenes. (1)

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

‘Hens and Chicks’ (AKA ‘Sempervivum’ — Latin for ‘always living’) is a monocarpic plant, meaning they die after flowering. But because this species produces offsets (the chicks of their name), the plants carry on existing. Life cycles… #life #plants #senpervivum #hensandchicks #burgundy

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Alison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I’m on ‘Greyhound’ by @joannapocock.bsky.social It’s good!! 🚍🇺🇸

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A bit more wandering in Burgundy between long stints at the laptop …. How does France manage to be so incredibly beautiful? #writing #wandering #burgundy

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A wander through town … the last picture shows the ancient communal laundry which has been mysteriously transformed into a library. No one knows who the secret librarian is #burgundy #heatwave #libraries #smalltowns #mystery #france

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When most of the news showing up on my feed is utterly horrible and angry and depressing, finally some good news! 👇👇👇

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Finished Greyhound by Joanna Pocock. Observations on her repeat journey across the US via Greyhound bus. Insight into the broken lives of many who travel on those buses, marginalised by the centrifugal spin of intensifying societal decay. That said many retain an their openness and likeability.

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Passage Brady & Chez Jeanette. Yup, Paris, you’ve still got it. #paris #france

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angela hudson jones @angelahudsonjones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

read this book ! )

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Last night I dreamt that post-eclipse there was a surge in people wanting to buy books about the night sky. Amazon was flooded with requests for ‘books that tell me about the night sky’. But there was a rogue worker at Amazon who managed to programme the website so that… (1)

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hellin Kay, writing in Beyond The Last Estate, really gets GREYHOUND. I’ll take ‘ethereal narrative’ and ‘dystopian ride through what America has become in a time of relentless tech and AI. You can order copies of this fantastic journal here: beyondthelastestate.com #litmags #beyondthelastestate

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Maybe we should listen to the poets a bit more, eh? This is from a 1968 interview on CBC radio with Allen Ginsberg: ‘many species of mammals have been exterminated … we have been practicing genocide on large-scale species of birds and fish, insects, (2)

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Andrew Wittkop @awestfell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

When I was asked who we could send advance copies of my book to, Joanna was my first pick. Her books GREYHOUND and SURRENDER connected with me on so many different levels, but perhaps most intriguingly (to me) both have subtle but unmistakable traces of Anna Jameson in them.

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Andrew Wittkop’s ‘Literary Voyagers’ is both a beautifully researched work and an imaginative exploration of Anna Jameson’s relationship to place, art, literature and love. I highly recommend it! #victorianliterature #annajameson #canadianstudies #victorianwomen #canada #nativestudies

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sailboats on a sea as seen on the westbound platform at Chancery Lane. #LondonUnderground #chancerylane #sailboats #sea #accidentalart

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