Nest Box from Simon Armitage's Dwell is a collection of poems focusing on the wildlife habitats in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall. Through playful narratives, the work captures the interpretive nature of human-animal interactions, illustrated by the contrasting views of a barn owl as both an angel and a simple bird. The poems are designed for various audiences, planned to manifest through installations that deepen ecological awareness and engage with historical and political themes related to regionalism and the First World War.
When the drunken old fool saw the barn owl, he swore blind it was an angel, a ghost with wings, which highlights the enchantment and mystery of nature.
The poems in Dwell showcase safe places for wildlife within the Lost Gardens of Heligan, engaging readers' ecological conscience through playful and humorous language.
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