poetry

Siting a House
(by the Chinese Tang dynasty poet Du Fu)

Chris Nash

Jul 131 min read

Siting a House (by the Chinese Tang dynasty poet Du Fu)

'By the flower washing river On the western bank, Master of my house, I've chosen the quiet woods And river bank.'

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Chris Nash

May 14, 20201 min read

Awakening

This song is about the world's return from lock-down. It links us to nature's spirit of resurgence, both daily and with the seasons.

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Chris Nash

Apr 28, 20201 min read

A Change is Gonna Come ~ 2020 re~mix

This meditates on the coronavirus crisis and the need for cultural and ecological re-balance.

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Chris Nash

Apr 13, 20201 min read

北京之春~ Beijing Spring

A song about the re-birth of Spring.

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Chris Nash

Mar 26, 20202 min read

Ballad of the Bees

This poem sings the communitarian song of the Honey Bee, contrasted with philosophies of individualism.

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Slipper Orchid (an abusive relationship)

Chris Nash

Mar 19, 20202 min read

Slipper Orchid (an abusive relationship)

This is the song of the Asian Slipper orchid. 99% of Asian Slipper orchids are threatened with extinction.

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In My Backyard ~ A story of everyday extinction.

Chris Nash

Mar 18, 20201 min read

In My Backyard ~ A story of everyday extinction.

This poem sings the songs of the wildflower species that are close to extinction in Britain right now.

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Turtle Dove ~'love and constancy is dead' - The Phoenix and the Turtle

Chris Nash

Mar 18, 20202 min read

Turtle Dove ~'love and constancy is dead' - The Phoenix and the Turtle

A once familiar sight and a sound often associated with love and the British summer, the turtle dove has declined by 97% since 1970.

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Chris Nash

Mar 17, 20202 min read

Skylark Dissolving

This is the contemporary song of the skylark threatened with extinction by climate change and habitat loss.

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Chris Nash

Mar 17, 20201 min read

Tessa Nilo (extinction stinks)

This is the song of a Sumatran elephant mother mourning the loss of her child to a poacher's bullet.

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Chris Nash

Mar 16, 20202 min read

萌萌哒 - Meng meng da

This poem connects you through the doors of perception to the voice of the Yangtze River Porpoise, which is Critically Endangered

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Chris Nash

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Indo~China Tiger

A poem that takes you through the doors of perception into the consciousness of the Endangered Indo-China tiger species.

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Chris Nash

Mar 15, 20201 min read

The horror! The horror!

This is the song of the Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla and its struggle to survive.

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"Build that Wall" ~ the Monarch butterfly

Chris Nash

Mar 15, 20202 min read

"Build that Wall" ~ the Monarch butterfly

This is the song of the Monarch butterfly, taking you through the doors of perception to share its struggle to survive.

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Chris Nash

Mar 15, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Soala

This is the song of the Soala, opening the doors of perception to the struggle of this Critically Endangered species.

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Chris Nash

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Black Rhino

This is the song of the Black Rhino opening the doors of perception to the struggle of this Critically Endangered species to survive.

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Chris Nash

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Blue Wail

This is the song of the Blue Whale, opening the doors of perception to the struggle of this Critically Endangered species to survive.

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Chris Nash

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Sturgeon Ghost~Dance

This is the song of the Sturgeon, opening the doors of perception to the struggle of this Endangered Species to survive.

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Chris Nash

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Borneo Orangutan

This is the song of the Borneo Orangutan, opening the doors of perception to the struggle of this species to survive.

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Chris Nash

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Is this Goodbye ~ Amur Leopard

This is the song of the Amur Leopard, opening the doors of perception to the struggles of this Critically Endangered species to survive.

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