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          An online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.
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        • Harry and Pierse by Hana LoftusWhat drew Becker to crouch in the fields day after day, obsessively documenting his neighbours as they worked?
        • Montol and Midwinter Light by Ysella SimsWe wind through the streets, the rain giving way to the winds of the next winter storm.
        • The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon TyersSixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams.
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    • Laxton: Some Views by David E. James and Mike Jackson

      Everywhere, except at Laxton, these open fields and the untilled commons have been divided and enclosed.

      January 31, 2022
      Essay, The Clearing
    • A Pink and A Blue Field and A Form by Mark Goodwin

      we stride across
      a snow-rosy
      crust our steps

      January 6, 2022
      Poetry, The Clearing
    • The Mist at Wolf Cleugh by Bran Graeme Nairne

      Further exploration north of Stanhope reveals a landscape knotted with old scar tissue.

      December 13, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Hedge by Michelle Werrett

      Walking along this lane, I was aware the mud I trampled through held the memory of Audrey’s footprints.

      December 13, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Leavings by Melanie Viets

      The kids carry in well water for the baths and the cranky, gas-powered washing machine.

      November 25, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • An audience with Richard Mabey

      A filmed conversation with Richard Mabey to launch the Library.

      November 17, 2021
      Film, The Clearing
    • Landlocked by Francesca Brooks

      There is a dampness that sustains the teeming, liveliness of life on every surface of this landscape.

      November 15, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • On Noise by David Higgins

      I’ll tolerate the groan of earth, the crack of stone, the whispering of worms.

      November 1, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Mike Parker’s Season Salon with Pamela Petro

      A filmed conversation between Pamela Petro and Mike Parker, discussing hiraeth and belonging.

      October 25, 2021
      Film, Interview, The Clearing
    • Jeff Young in conversation with Horatio Clare

      A conversation between Jeff Young and Horatio Clare, to celebrate the paperback publication of Ghost Town.

      October 21, 2021
      Film, Interview, The Clearing
    • Dead Man’s Lane by Georgina Gardner

      Yet, people stood here once, posies with herbs and rose petals in hand.

      October 21, 2021
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Unfamiliar Territories: Ken Worpole and Patrick Wright in conversation

      A conversation between Ken Worpole and Patrick Wright at Swedenborg House, summer 2021.

      October 11, 2021
      Film, The Clearing
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    About

    THE CLEARING is an online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.



    Submissions

    The editors welcome original submissions in written, audio and visual genres. Submission should reflect The Clearing/Little Toller’s concern with the natural environment, but within this broad subject-matter we encourage a diversity of interpretation and approach.

    If you’d like to submit work to The Clearing, please email theclearing@littletoller.co.uk. Please refer to the submission guidelines. While we receive many submissions we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

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    Whats in the name

    Tollern river valley in West Dorset. Recorded in the Domesday survey as Tolre, derived from a Celtic word for stream in a hollow valley.

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