Mark Cocker

John Lister-Kaye tracks Highland wildlife through a pair of binoculars as he lies in his bath

Mark Cocker celebrates the vivid poetry of John Lister-Kaye’s Highland diary

issue 07 March 2015
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  • Gods of the Morning: A Bird’s Eye View of a Highland Year

    John Lister-Kaye

    Canongate, pp. 304

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