Rosie May Jones has described natural landscapes as ‘the great equaliser’ – a space where all cross-sections of a community can find common ground. Her writing and audio-visual works fully embrace this viewpoint by embedding and harmonising a range of memories, perspectives and spoken words far beyond her own. Through her poetry, Jones rejects the role of the individualist romantic poet – she does not traverse landscapes in search of personal inspiration. Instead, she dismantles the authority of her own voice – she becomes a listener, paying close attention to the stories carried by people and ...

 

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