Paul Kingsnorth
Paul Kingsnorth is a writer and thinker of English and Greek‑Cypriot descent who now lives in the west of Ireland with his family. He has published ten books over the past quarter century, including non‑fiction works such as One No, Many Yeses (2003) and Real England (2008), poetry collections like Kidland and Songs from the Blue River, and novels including The Wake, Beast, Alexandria, and his “Buckmaster Trilogy.” Against the Machine his newest book.
In addition to his books, Kingsnorth co‑founded the Dark Mountain Project in 2009, a cultural initiative critiquing modern narratives of progress and ecological collapse, which he led until 2017. He was formerly deputy editor of The Ecologist and helped launch the Free West Papua Campaign.
Kingsnorth describes himself as an animist in an age of machines, critical of techno‑industrial society and its impact on culture, land, and spirit. Over time he has explored many spiritual paths—as a former practitioner of Zen, Daoism, mythology, and more—and in 2020 underwent a profound turn toward Christianity, culminating in his baptism into the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2021.
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