Hi everyone,
I’ve been thinking about how landscapes can inspire poetry. I recently travelled to Edinburgh and climbed Arthur’s Seat, and wow—it completely blew me away! The mix of rugged hills and the city stretching out below was incredible, and it really got my creative gears turning. I even snapped a few photos I thought I’d share.
What about you? Have you ever been inspired by a specific place—a mountain, forest, or even a cityscape? I’d love to hear about the landscapes that have shaped your poetry or sparked your imagination.
Feel free to share your stories, poems, or even photos if you have them! Let’s talk about the places that make us want to grab a pen and write.
Green spaces are really important for de-sressing. In Sydney Australia you can move between very built static landscapes and the edges of natural ecosystems. Natural ecosystems are a dynamic landscape,where the ground cover and smaller vegetation moves around,, the canopy trees anchor the system. Natural ecosystems feels different from built gardens that have beds and positioned plants.. However, a friend of mine spent 2 months last year walking 1000 kms in south east Western Australia where towns are 10 to 12 days apart. He had sent packages of food to various locations along the track but he still carried a 25kg pack and eventually lost muscle because you exert more effort than the food you can carry replaces.
Listening to this story made me very conscious that I enjoy the edges of natural ecosystems but I like to go back at night to a bed, in a statically built weather proof room..