I DROP INTO DARKLING print

This painting is from Darkling: The Owl’s Song by Catherine Hyde — shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof Poetry Award 2025, published by Apollo, an imprint of Bloomsbury.

‘Pairing stunning art with lyrical poetry, this ode to the owl is deeply compelling on multiple levels.’ — Barnes & Noble

‘Darkling is a magnificent praise song that honours both the darkness and the owl. Lyrical in both word and image, it is a wild triumph.’ — Jackie Morris

I drop:
make a killing.
Blackbird chucks, alarmed.
A chatter of sparrows explodes,
then settles,
quiet in the deep hedge.
Stillness.

The most visceral image in the Darkling sequence — the owl as hunter, sudden and absolute, the world convulsing around the kill and then falling silent.

OWL: I DROP INTO DARKLING — Fine Art Print
From Darkling: The Owl’s Song by Catherine Hyde
Published by Apollo, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Reproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde

Museum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks
Signed, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition
Unmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover

Available sizes:
Image size 15 x 15 inches — £150
Image size 10 x 10 inches — £80