Island lines Being a cycle of short spoken poems composed during fieldwork on North Manitou Island, May-August 2021. Recorded on the spot, carried home as sound, transcribed into text only later. A booklet of all the poems is available in the bookshop. May June July August Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 07 'in june' (for pitcher's thistle) 31 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 06 'lock-stitch' (for least sandpiper) 24 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 05 'subtle body' (for green heron) 21 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 04 'to soil' (for turkey vulture) 20 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 03 'attention' (for white-tailed deer) 14 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 02 'chorus' 14 May Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 01 'back here' 7 May