The Essay

New Nature Writing - Four Talks For Spring

Thursday 12 April 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

After a long, grey, mostly damp winter of gazing at the sky and waiting for the weather to change, most of us long for an early spring, and a chance to look back to the earth, to new growth, colour and warmth.

It's a tempting prospect, but nature abhors hurry almost as much as a vacuum, and we should be careful what we wish for. John Burnside waits for spring.

Duration:

15 minutes

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 24 Apr 07 Childhood
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• 19 Apr 07 Strange Encounters
• 18 Apr 07 Strange Encounters
• 17 Apr 07 Strange Encounters
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• 12 Apr 07 4 Talks for Spring
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