Pennsylvania Seasons – Commonwealth Images and Poetry - Softcover

Davidowitz, Esther B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589661680 ISBN 13: 9781589661684

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

Synopsis:

The spectacular and dramatic effects of changing seasons have been a source of inspiration for artists through the ages. "Pennsylvania Seasons" is a delightful collection of nature-themed poems paired with magisterial landscape photography that captures all the mercurial moods of summer, autumn, winter, and spring. Overflowing with visual and lyric imagery, this book celebrates natural wonders, some preserved in public parks and forests and others lurking in hidden places.Featuring the work of local poets who know the region best, "Pennsylvania Seasons" matches each photograph with a verse that effectively evokes its power. The result is an inspired ode to nature that will be an essential gift for all Pennsylvanians.

About the Author:

Esther B. Davidowitz is a poet and Klezmer musician. Henry F. Smith Jr. is a landscape photographer who has been photographing scenes in New England, the Adirondack Mountains, and the Lake Placid region for twenty-five years.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1589661680
• ISBN 13: 9781589661684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140