Event Type: HA

Takes Place: 19th June 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Online

Description: In his recent book The Cuckoo's Lea Dr Michael J Warren provides a beautiful exploration of how birds are entwined with British history, particularly in our place names. Join us for an exclusive Q&A with the author to weave together literature, history and ornithology and discover a fascinating heritage that matters deeply now when so many places and their birds are threatened or already gone.” Michael J. Warren is an author, naturalist, medievalist, ecocritic and teacher. Most recently, he has published his debut book in nature writing, The Cuckoo’s Lea (Bloomsbury, 2025). His PhD in medieval literature was on the subject of birds in English poetry, which subsequently appeared as a monograph (Boydell and Brewer, 2018). He continues to research in the fields of medieval studies and environmental humanities, and is a series editor for the journal Medieval Ecocriticisms. Michael is also a teacher of English at a school in Chelmsford, and was an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College (University of London), as well as chair of the steering group for the arts-conservation charity New Networks for Nature. He is currently a trustee for Curlew Action and also leads tours for Wildlife Worldwide. His previous nature writing has appeared in magazines such as Aeon and EarthLines. Michael lives in Essex with his family, nearby to the marshes between Maldon and Mersea. Michael J Warren is honorary fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London, and chair of New Networks for Nature. He is the author of Birds in Medieval English Poetry (2018), and is currently at work on a nature-writing book about birds and place.

How to book: Online via link below

Price: Free & open to all. Recordings of talk will be available to HA members.

Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-uPEiaJATeCF_LdogJRgPw

Organiser: HA

Lecturer: Dr Michael J Warren