Step into a world of deliciously wild characters: a group of outcasts who have only their rebellion in common. Weeds and humans overlap in this prickly-sweet fusion of poetry and illustration, painting tales of society’s outsiders.
‘One is tempted to say that the most human plants, after all, are the weeds.’ (John Burroughs, 1881)
‘Coming on like a south London Rimbaud, Amy Charlotte Kean gives us a ground level view of what makes us and breaks us. These weeds tell tales, biographies of the fragile yet indestructible; and are a reminder that life, however transient it might be in the dirt, is worth it. There is poison here, but much sweetness too.’
– Rishi Dastidar, Poet
(Nine Arches Press)
‘The ‘wet fire’ that burns on the pages of this book makes it uniquely attractive. Brilliant, inventive & powerful. This is one book everyone should own.’
– Bola Opaleke, Poet
Circa l’autore
Jack Wallington is a landscape garden designer specialising in nature led, beautiful spaces with a contemporary, light touch to hard landscaping, furniture and features. He views gardens and public green spaces as a mini-ecosystem and living, dynamic works of art that must also be practical, to be enjoyed and create lasting memories for people, too.
Throughout his life Jack has studied different forms of art, and has a current interest in line drawing for its ability to quickly capture energy and form. In all of his work, from pictures to gardens, colour is absolutely critical, used to set the tone and mood.
As a writer, his debut gardening book, Wild about Weeds: Garden Design with Rebel Plants was named The Times Gardening Book of the Year, exploring the virtues of plants we’ve long ripped out and cast aside. In House of Weeds, his quick ink sketches created on i Pad are weaved around Amy’s poems that challenge our view of the world.
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