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I often like to read about nature before bed. Here are two nocturnal reads I recommend--both lovely publications, too. Chris Yates is a famous angler, but he casts his net more widely here and narrates his trek until dawn. The language is simple and well chosen and it's easy to picture yourself at his heel. I found that it was good to read at night as I didn't have to think overly hard to conjure the images or hear the sounds.
This poetry collection was bought on a whim having seen the name on a random blog. It's not the thing to read from cover to cover, but half a dozen in the small hours, little crystalline structures with a crackle, will set the mind wandering. As you can see for the last example, they can get a little 'Zen'. They are about the most Norweigian thing you can imagine--the only writing I've read that has evoked an almost physical chill like this were some parts of Snow Country by Kawabata.
This poetry collection was bought on a whim having seen the name on a random blog. It's not the thing to read from cover to cover, but half a dozen in the small hours, little crystalline structures with a crackle, will set the mind wandering. As you can see for the last example, they can get a little 'Zen'. They are about the most Norweigian thing you can imagine--the only writing I've read that has evoked an almost physical chill like this were some parts of Snow Country by Kawabata.
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