Kathleen Jamie, Chitra Ramaswamy & Amanda Thomson: Antlers of Water (2020 Event)

‘When we read and write, when we love our fellow creatures, when
we walk on the beach, when we just listen and notice, we are not
little cogs in the machine, but part of the remedy.’ These
luminous words by Kathleen Jamie form part of the introduction to
Antlers of Water, an outstanding collection of contemporary
Scottish writing about nature and landscape.


The generosity of Jamie’s approach as editor of the collection
goes beyond the stellar selection of contributors such as Amy
Liptrot, Karine Polwart and Malachy Tallack: she also invokes the
agency of readers to make a difference. ‘If, by reading, you are
encouraged or confirmed in your love of the natural world, if
you’re inspired simply to… look outside, then our job is done.’


In a discussion recorded live at the 2020 Book Festival and led
by the BBC's Clare English, Jamie is joined by
award-winning journalist Chitra Ramaswamy as well as visual
artist and writer Amanda Thomson – both contributors to the
anthology – to discuss Scotland, landscape and the
more-than-human world around us.