Earthworks takes you on a journey into the unknown across current landscapes and historical locations, to learn how to live in a changing world.  Explore ancient burial chambers, disused railway lines, and iron age hill forts.  Explore garden fences, park benches, and Christmas trees.  Explore childhood, gemstones, and yourself. What will you discover?

“In ‘Earthworks’ Stewart Carswell constructs an intriguing, wild space crowded with stories and voices, where time loops back on itself and paths vanish enticingly into undergrowth. These poems are deeply rooted in a sense of place, revealing unexpected vantage points and new expanses in seemingly familiar scenes; they share the insight gained from a genuine love for and understanding of these landscapes.”

Ben Ray

Published 15th October 2021

Reviews

"There is no doubt in my mind that Earthworks by Stewart Carswell is one of the significant collections of 2021 not only for what it has to say to us about human consciousness and about the world in which we live, but also because it marks the arrival of a writer who is destined to make a unique contribution to the poetry world."

~ Nigel Kent

"In Earthworks Stewart Carswell has woven that history together with enough of the personal and the political to make a deeper impact."

~ Mat Riches, London Grip

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Earthworks book cover, with title in red at the top, and grey scale background photo of Cat'ss Back ridge, Hereforshire