Sari C. Cunningham
@saricunningham.bsky.social
Ecologist | Writer | Poet | Caregiver (Not in that order) | Conservation & narrative
🇺🇸 🇧🇪 🇸🇯 in 🇸🇯 Fondness for birds & islands.
Words: The Island Review, The Curlew, Kyoto Journal, The Ginkgo Prize Anthology, Magma
🇺🇸 🇧🇪 🇸🇯 in 🇸🇯 Fondness for birds & islands.
Words: The Island Review, The Curlew, Kyoto Journal, The Ginkgo Prize Anthology, Magma
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Delighted to announce Magma 92 'Ownership' is now published and available to buy on our website.
Edited by @pimlottkathy.bsky.social Danne Jobin and Paul Stephenson.
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Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
Edited by @pimlottkathy.bsky.social Danne Jobin and Paul Stephenson.
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Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
I'm grateful that my poem, Japanese Knotweed, found the best possible of homes imaginable. It is now published in issue 92 of @magmapoetry.bsky.social, 'Ownership'. Thanks to the editors for selecting it. Your belief in it means a lot to me.
Grey on grey, and yes, a bit windy.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Grey on grey, and yes, a bit windy.
Northern gannets breeding on Runde, Norway for #SuperSeabirdSunday. Photo taken on July 23, 2020.
Sadly, the nests contain debris, including ropes.
Northern gannet / havsule / Morus bassanus
Sadly, the nests contain debris, including ropes.
Northern gannet / havsule / Morus bassanus
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Northern gannets breeding on Runde, Norway for #SuperSeabirdSunday. Photo taken on July 23, 2020.
Sadly, the nests contain debris, including ropes.
Northern gannet / havsule / Morus bassanus
Sadly, the nests contain debris, including ropes.
Northern gannet / havsule / Morus bassanus
Three nice / interesting things I learned last week (in no order):
1. Chicken tikka masala was apparently created in Glasgow (!)
2. Norwegian song folk dancing is quite playful
3. People enjoy a concert, even if you mess up a bit, as long as you smile while you sing
1. Chicken tikka masala was apparently created in Glasgow (!)
2. Norwegian song folk dancing is quite playful
3. People enjoy a concert, even if you mess up a bit, as long as you smile while you sing
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Three nice / interesting things I learned last week (in no order):
1. Chicken tikka masala was apparently created in Glasgow (!)
2. Norwegian song folk dancing is quite playful
3. People enjoy a concert, even if you mess up a bit, as long as you smile while you sing
1. Chicken tikka masala was apparently created in Glasgow (!)
2. Norwegian song folk dancing is quite playful
3. People enjoy a concert, even if you mess up a bit, as long as you smile while you sing
Yesterday, I was thrilled to attend the book launch of "The Way of the Raven" by friends @retractus.bsky.social and Brynjulf Haugan. The house was packed.
It is seldom you see a collaboration as strong as this, on so many levels.
It is seldom you see a collaboration as strong as this, on so many levels.
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday, I was thrilled to attend the book launch of "The Way of the Raven" by friends @retractus.bsky.social and Brynjulf Haugan. The house was packed.
It is seldom you see a collaboration as strong as this, on so many levels.
It is seldom you see a collaboration as strong as this, on so many levels.
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
The spot on the map - 1955
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/20223
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/20223
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The spot on the map - 1955
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/20223
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/20223
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Took me a moment to realise this was horse + deer, not some monstrous creature with massive claws. Which is just as well, given how far into the woods I currently am (& how slow).
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Took me a moment to realise this was horse + deer, not some monstrous creature with massive claws. Which is just as well, given how far into the woods I currently am (& how slow).
I have conducted a mini experiment and can now, subjectively, rank in the following order of excellence. Note that salsa still wins out.
1. Brown cheese with salsa (Santa Maria, medium, chunky)
2. Brown cheese with peanut butter and banana
3. Brown cheese with marmite (reduced salt)
1. Brown cheese with salsa (Santa Maria, medium, chunky)
2. Brown cheese with peanut butter and banana
3. Brown cheese with marmite (reduced salt)
I will probably have my hard-earned citizenship revoked for saying this, but a slice of homemade bread with Norwegian brown cheese (brunost) slathered in tomato salsa (Santa Maria brand, medium spicy) ... trust me on this. 👌
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I have conducted a mini experiment and can now, subjectively, rank in the following order of excellence. Note that salsa still wins out.
1. Brown cheese with salsa (Santa Maria, medium, chunky)
2. Brown cheese with peanut butter and banana
3. Brown cheese with marmite (reduced salt)
1. Brown cheese with salsa (Santa Maria, medium, chunky)
2. Brown cheese with peanut butter and banana
3. Brown cheese with marmite (reduced salt)
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
You might wear out your index-finger running up and down the columns of dictionaries, and never find the word.
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
You might wear out your index-finger running up and down the columns of dictionaries, and never find the word.
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
I know many of you will already have done something to help the people of Jamaica, but if you felt like helping a specific family, this is the GoFundMe set up by my son’s girlfriend for her relatives, who find themselves in dire straits. Every bit helps, shares appreciated. gofund.me/9b5b74984
Donate to Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica, organized by Taylor Mitchell
Hello everyone,
Many of you have heard about Hurricane Melis… Taylor Mitchell needs your support for Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica
gofund.me
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I know many of you will already have done something to help the people of Jamaica, but if you felt like helping a specific family, this is the GoFundMe set up by my son’s girlfriend for her relatives, who find themselves in dire straits. Every bit helps, shares appreciated. gofund.me/9b5b74984
I will probably have my hard-earned citizenship revoked for saying this, but a slice of homemade bread with Norwegian brown cheese (brunost) slathered in tomato salsa (Santa Maria brand, medium spicy) ... trust me on this. 👌
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I will probably have my hard-earned citizenship revoked for saying this, but a slice of homemade bread with Norwegian brown cheese (brunost) slathered in tomato salsa (Santa Maria brand, medium spicy) ... trust me on this. 👌
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
what if instead of working i just became a bird today
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
what if instead of working i just became a bird today
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Emblemata - Well
https://botfrens.com/collections/12055/contents/938351
https://botfrens.com/collections/12055/contents/938351
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Emblemata - Well
https://botfrens.com/collections/12055/contents/938351
https://botfrens.com/collections/12055/contents/938351
Reposted by Sari C. Cunningham
Birds in Medieval English Poetry, by Michael J. Warren, is a study of birds and their metamorphoses as treated in a wide range of medieval poetry, from the Anglo-Saxons to Chaucer and Gower. Use BB050 at the checkout to save 50%. Ends 30 Nov 2025. buff.ly/sxiRZDM #medievalsky @drmjwarren.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Birds in Medieval English Poetry, by Michael J. Warren, is a study of birds and their metamorphoses as treated in a wide range of medieval poetry, from the Anglo-Saxons to Chaucer and Gower. Use BB050 at the checkout to save 50%. Ends 30 Nov 2025. buff.ly/sxiRZDM #medievalsky @drmjwarren.bsky.social
#BookSky, "The Way of the Raven" has its book launch this Sat. at 19:00 in Oslo.
Er du fan av nordisk noir og tidsreisemystikk? Da er "The Way of the Raven" noe for deg. Møt forfatterne @retractus.bsky.social og Brynjulf Haugan lørdag den 22. i Oslo på #bokslipp!
by-oslo.no/way-of-the-r...
Er du fan av nordisk noir og tidsreisemystikk? Da er "The Way of the Raven" noe for deg. Møt forfatterne @retractus.bsky.social og Brynjulf Haugan lørdag den 22. i Oslo på #bokslipp!
by-oslo.no/way-of-the-r...
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#BookSky, "The Way of the Raven" has its book launch this Sat. at 19:00 in Oslo.
Er du fan av nordisk noir og tidsreisemystikk? Da er "The Way of the Raven" noe for deg. Møt forfatterne @retractus.bsky.social og Brynjulf Haugan lørdag den 22. i Oslo på #bokslipp!
by-oslo.no/way-of-the-r...
Er du fan av nordisk noir og tidsreisemystikk? Da er "The Way of the Raven" noe for deg. Møt forfatterne @retractus.bsky.social og Brynjulf Haugan lørdag den 22. i Oslo på #bokslipp!
by-oslo.no/way-of-the-r...
Two guillemots were spotted today. I hope they fly on soon. The sun was exceptionally lovely as it was about to set over the Oslo fjord.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two guillemots were spotted today. I hope they fly on soon. The sun was exceptionally lovely as it was about to set over the Oslo fjord.
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Penger samles inn for å dekke rettskostnader i Førdefjordensaken. Alle monner drar. #naturen #VerdtÅBevare
Oi. Helt vanvittig fart på spleisen for å dekke Naturvernforbundet og Natur og Ungdoms rettskostnader i Førdefjordensaken, etter gårsdagens merkelige tilbakeslag hvor det igjen ble bekreftet at tillatelsen er ugyldig, men at retten likevel ikke vil stoppe arbeidene...
Omkved: "Vi gir oss aldri"!
Omkved: "Vi gir oss aldri"!
Stopp dumpingen i Førdefjorden nå!
Alle pengene som samles inn er øremerket til rettsprosessen for å stanse dumpingen til dom i Fjordsøksmålet er rettskraftig.
www.spleis.no
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Penger samles inn for å dekke rettskostnader i Førdefjordensaken. Alle monner drar. #naturen #VerdtÅBevare
And a very good start to the day it is indeed when you have banjos and guitars to speed you on.
open.spotify.com/track/33e9Ht...
open.spotify.com/track/33e9Ht...
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
And a very good start to the day it is indeed when you have banjos and guitars to speed you on.
open.spotify.com/track/33e9Ht...
open.spotify.com/track/33e9Ht...
Dancing in a hall with walls of mirrors is fascinating - how your body simultaneously moves towards and away from itself ad infinitum.
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dancing in a hall with walls of mirrors is fascinating - how your body simultaneously moves towards and away from itself ad infinitum.
Tonight I am reminded of one of my favorite poems from my childhood / teenage years, committed to memory.
"Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,"
#poetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45385/...
"Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,"
#poetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45385/...
from The Princess: The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls
Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tonight I am reminded of one of my favorite poems from my childhood / teenage years, committed to memory.
"Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,"
#poetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45385/...
"Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,"
#poetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45385/...
I really like "singe & blush".
& the sun intense in its fall at 16.00 then the long singe & blush as temperatures dipped below zero & the dark welled up & faded in
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I really like "singe & blush".
"Feed them to the leopard seals"
Another COP already? Surely you’ve all worked this out by now? | First Dog on the Moon
Another COP already? Surely you’ve all worked this out by now? | First Dog on the Moon
Wait … I’m hearing you have worked it out you’re just not doing it
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Feed them to the leopard seals"
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💚 #moniackmhoronline where I'll share about #mentoring & #writing #poetry alongside brilliant @johnglenday.bsky.social my mentor / companion in readying 'The Bone Folder' for publication. Join us online 23.01.26. Pay-as-you-are-able booking bit.ly/4p2kpE9
@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
💚 #moniackmhoronline where I'll share about #mentoring & #writing #poetry alongside brilliant @johnglenday.bsky.social my mentor / companion in readying 'The Bone Folder' for publication. Join us online 23.01.26. Pay-as-you-are-able booking bit.ly/4p2kpE9
@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social