Claire Smulders

[Eva Hoeke @EvaHoeke]

In other news: aan het begin van de avond belde Marcel met de mededeling dat Lucie’s (6) tand eruit was gegaan tijdens het eten en dat ze ‘m daarna meteen kwijt was, maar omdat Marcel ook van haar bord had genomen kan het zijn dat híj de tand heeft opgegeten.

[Claire Smulders @smuldersaaftink]

@EvRaamsdonk @MichaelRoseIsMe That's wonderful, congratulations!

[Janet Remmington @VariousHats]

Decolonising ⁦@HakluytSociety⁩ travel studies ⁦symposium ⁦keynote by ⁦@Nanjala1⁩ who opened up so much: how travel holds up a mirror to society, the importance of demystifying, democratising, decentring travel, how we need to humanise human mobility in our world

[Claire Smulders @smuldersaaftink]

You might view us as a mere curiosity, but
remember our true names, our lives, our roots.
We were faded by the sea change of passage and pressure
yet remain rich and strange. (4/4)

[Claire Smulders @smuldersaaftink]

#TideFest #SpeakingObjects @OxfordHerbaria @OBGHA @ERC_TIDE
Enjoyed your workshop Giving Voice immensely. I was a bit scared to write and tweet a poem, but here it is: (1/4)

[Claire Smulders @smuldersaaftink]

But, yes - we are here:
delicate and precious,
picked and handled carefully by eyes
and hands that saw the beauty,
and the use of our bodies. (3/4)

[FRAME Literary Journal @Frame_literaryJ]

Maria Aaftink is one of the authors featured in our next issue called “War, Literature and Law.” In her article, she analyzes how The Sparrow (1996) by Mary Doria Russell points to possibilities of restoring justice.

Available soon! 📖

[Claire Smulders @smuldersaaftink]

@RobGMacfarlane Dear Robert, I've just finished reading your book The Old Ways and I loved it. I think it's beautifully written, as are your other books. You express concern about forgetting and disappearing, but you also make your readers aware of the beauty that is still here.