Shining a light on one of the unsung heroes of the plant world, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s beautiful volume blends poetry, memoir and natural history to illuminate both the diversity of mosses and the restorative, grounding power of language.

Where nothing else grows, moss becomes the spark that invites new life. In this intimate and reflective book, Burnett embarks on a journey through landscape, memory and recovery, exploring the quiet resilience of this ancient and often overlooked marvel. As she meditates on her favourite mosses, renaming them with lyrical inventions such as Glowflake and Little Loss, she draws inspiration from place, people and the shifting textures of language itself.

A tender, thought-provoking celebration of the natural world, this is nature writing that invites readers to slow down, pay close attention, and rediscover the magic thriving beneath our feet.