What is Place Writing?
And why you should subscribe to this newsletter
What is Place Writing?
Place Writing has huge potential as a field of study and brings together many aspects of importance and concern in contemporary society; it ranges from the minutiae of living organisms to the effects of climate change, and from natural landscapes to urban-living. This Substack is a collection of carefully considered posts that will facilitate your own exploration of the genre and generate new ideas about place and place writing.
Hi, I’m Yasmin.
I am a researcher and mentor and I write about the intersection of place, time, and memory. Welcome to my newsletter! Subscribe to:-
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What can you expect from this newsletter?
If you are here because you love reading, you can expect new insights into the world of creative non-fiction with suggestions to broaden your reading. And, if you’re a writer, you’ll be guided towards new thinking on how to incorporate place in your work. Since my interests are firmly in the arts and humanities, I draw on my experience and passion for nature, art, art history, architecture, design, and home to produce regular short-form posts.
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Writing can be a lonely business; this newsletter facilitates the development of a community and I really appreciate your company. Let’s create a safe space for questions on the topic of Place Writing; let’s explore ideas of what it is, and how it can be viewed through different lenses. Join the debate.
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My Life
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Credits and Links
Place Writing is described by the Centre for Place Writing, based at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, as an ‘emerging literary genre’. For more information, browse their website Centre for Place Writing.
I spend most of my online time here on Substack but if you’d like to hook up elsewhere, I’m on Instagram @YasminChopin.
Greetings!
Where: A mountain ridge above a gorge in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Brevard, North Carolina, US.
Favorite author: At the moment Robert Macfarlane
Special place: My six acres on the aforementioned mountain ridge. I got a visceral hit in my gut when I stepped out of the car when I first visited with my real estate agent. I truly believe I was "called" here. I hear one of the four waterfalls on the creek in the gorge below 24/7. While the forest has been logged once it still holds power and mystery for me.
Thank you for writing and publishing.
where? currently the New Forest, but often the Luberon valley in Provence
favourites? Ali Smith and Graham Swift