A STUNNING COLLECTION OF POEMS CURATED BY THE NEW POET LAUREATE AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOUR FIELDS
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'Some of the most ethereal verse ever written' Sunday Telegraph
'A glorious collection of works old and new' Independent on Sunday
'Truly inexhaustible . . . to be read again and again' Daily Mail
'A rich and sustaining larder, a marvellously realized sourcebook of flights of feathered fancy' Guardian
'A life-affirming celebration of the commonplace yet enduringly mysterious creatures we share this world with and the poetry they have inspired' Daily Telegraph
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" 'Hope' is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -"
'A glorious collection of works old and new. Arranged by ornithological species, it helpfully features a section of notes giving further information about the birds mentioned' Independent on Sunday
'Powerful. A rich and sustaining larder, a marvellously realized sourcebook of flights of feathered fancy' Guardian
'Compendious . . . offers many pleasures' Daily Express
'The poems gathered here celebrate our tenuous connection to something timeless and sublime. A truly inexhaustible collection . . . to be read again and again' Daily Mail
'Some of the most ethereal verse ever written' Sunday Telegraph
'A wonderful, generous anthology. A life-affirming celebration of the commonplace yet enduringly mysterious creatures we share this world with and the poetry they have inspired Daily Telegraph
'Had me entranced' Observer
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The best poems ever written about birds - a definitive new anthologyBirds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. They are much watched and much loved. A remarkable number of poets have noticed birds and British bird poetry is as old as British poetry. Some of the best known, and most loved, poems in English are bird poems. Here poet Simon Armitage and amateur ornithologist Tim Dee gather the best of the past and the most promising of the present, as well as some overlooked gems. Poems are organised according to ornithological classification, and there are detailed ornithological notes which illuminate the poems and provide fascinating information on the birds. Altogether this is a truly original anthology. Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. Some of the best known, and most loved, poems in English are bird poems. This title features poems according to ornithological notes and provides fascinating information on the birds. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141027111
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Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. Some of the best known, and most loved, poems in English are bird poems. This title features poems according to ornithological notes and provides fascinating information on the birds. Editor(s): Dee, Tim. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780141027111
Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. Some of the best known, and most loved, poems in English are bird poems. This title features poems according to ornithological notes and provides fascinating information on the birds. Editor(s): Dee, Tim. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780141027111
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