Smoke Hole
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news, parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology and more.
Martin asks that we journey together, and let these stories be our allies, that we breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture. He writes, ‘It is not good to be walking through these times without a story or three by your side.’
Smoke Hole by Martin Shaw available from Chelsea Green Publishing (2021), paperback (2024).
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Praise for Smoke Hole
“Ontological dynamite…a rare kind of modern-day bard.” —Felix Marquardt, author of The New Nomads
“Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift.” —David Keenan, author of Xstabeth
“When I started reading Smoke Hole, I noticed the hair on my body growing faster. Midway, my fingernails needed to be clipped sooner. By the end, my voice had dipped from a Barry Gibb falsetto to a Barry White baritone. If you dare… read with care.” —John Densmore, The Doors
Smoke Hole
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news, parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology and more.
Martin asks that we journey together, and let these stories be our allies, that we breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture. He writes, ‘It is not good to be walking through these times without a story or three by your side.’
Smoke Hole by Martin Shaw available from Chelsea Green Publishing (2021), paperback (2024).
£14.99Add to basket
Praise for Smoke Hole
“Ontological dynamite…a rare kind of modern-day bard.” —Felix Marquardt, author of The New Nomads
“Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift.” —David Keenan, author of Xstabeth
“When I started reading Smoke Hole, I noticed the hair on my body growing faster. Midway, my fingernails needed to be clipped sooner. By the end, my voice had dipped from a Barry Gibb falsetto to a Barry White baritone. If you dare… read with care.” —John Densmore, The Doors