Domadomadoma-Blumblumblum: Conversations with Other Animals

Compelling ... central to the book is the notion that, in trying to understand other creatures, we reveal most about ourselves. The Telegraph

 

An utter delight of a book - exuberant, witty and beautifully written. I look forward to discussing it with my cat. Wyl Menmuir, author of The Call of the Sea and The Heart of the Woods

 

A wry, intimate magpie of a narrator gathering eclectic histories, Thompson is a beguiling guide in a world enriched with the possibility of communicating with other species. Jen Hadfield, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize

 

Sparkling, clever, kind, playful and profound: an urgently important meditation on the accessibility of other minds and worlds. Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast and Cry of the Wild

 

Luke Thompson's book is playful, provocative, at times surreal, at other times heartbreaking. He is a unique and compelling guide through conversations, real and imagined, with other beings. In places, I laughed out loud. At other times, I despaired of the human refusal to meet other animals on their own terms. But there's a bite in all this. As the main agent diminishing and destroying the lives of other species around us, learning (again) how to listen to, and converse with the rest of the living world may be one of the most important things we can do. Melanie Challenger, Vice President of the RSPCA and author of How to be Animal

Luke Thompson is a writer and publisher from Cornwall. His books include the poetry collection Singing About Melon (Shearsman, 2020), the long essay Rhinoceros (Broken Sleep, 2020) and A Guillemot Guide to Very Small Press Publishing (Guillemot Press, 2022). He has edited several books on Cornwall and Cornish writers, including Treasures of Cornwall (Macmillan, 2023) and Selected Poetry of Jack Clemo (Enitharmon 2015). As well as books, Luke has produced text-generating poetry games, including a Phonetic Ouija Board and Psychic Test Cards.