Matt Howard, Lines of Migration

The Arts, Science and Conservation Programme is delighted to welcome poet and conservationist, Matt Howard, as an artist-in residence for 2020. In collaboration with John Fanshawe and organisations within CCI, Matt will be developing Lines of Migration – a poetry translation project that aims to bring together poets and poems, both contemporary and from the past, that engage with nature and place.

For Matt, the embarkation point of Lines of Migration is the great nature flyway that connects Eurasia and Africa. From Ted Hughes to early English verse, poetry is awash with migrants, not least swifts, swallows and cuckoos, but while these species transform Europe in spring and summer, most spend the rest of any year travelling to and from and wintering in Africa.

To find out more about Matt and his residency see the Arts, Science and Conservation Programme project page.