Author Nicholas Battey

Nicholas Battey is retired and lives and gardens in West Devon. He was previously Professor of Plant Development at the University of Reading where he wrote research papers, co-edited and contributed to the popular science books 30 Second Biology and 30 Second Evolution, and co-wrote the textbook Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited. He self-published a collection of his poems in 2020 and his music can be found on his website.

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Poem: Holy Hay

Holy Hay I didn’t have a chance to show you the sainfoin I sowed back…

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Waking Up

Waking Up He had thousands of kodachromes when he died. Nowadays they’d be snaps stored…