Many of James Aitchison \'s poems are about the natural world with its birds, fish and animals and the opposed nature of human technology.
James Aitchison \'s departure points are the suffering, errors, and monsters that might be ourselves, and he faces nature and humanity in language that has articulate energy.
He writes in naturally rhythmic lines with meanings that suggest universal truths.
Varied memories from a long life also make his poems interesting.
Many of James Aitchison \'s poems are about the natural world with its birds, fish and animals and the opposed nature of human technology