Kapka Kassabova
Anima, A Wild Pastoral
Kapka Kassabova - “the poet laureate of the margins” - is the author of an extraordinary Balkan quartet exploring the human experience through geography, history and nature. Its finale Anima is an intimate portrait of the last highlanders of Europe who link us with both the past and the future. Kapka lived with a pastoral community on the flanks of Pirin Mountain in Bulgaria where she explored their relentless but vitalising way of life
In this extraordinary talk Kapka - who lives today in the Scottish Highlands - and Rosie Goldsmith will delve into the lives of these shepherds and keepers of earth knowledge, explore why indigenous breeds of sheep, goats and dogs matter, and what it is like to be a livestock breeder in a region renowned for its thriving wolf and bear populations.
https://Travel_Writing_Festival_Kapka_Kassabova.eventbrite.co.uk
