The River's Voice: An Anthology of Poetry (Trees, Rivers and Fields) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187009882X ISBN 13: 9781870098823

Publisher: Green Books, 2000

Synopsis

Since antiquity, rivers have given poets a rich source of metaphor and meaning, yet never before have they been under such environmental pressure. This anthology brings together more than 180 verses, from classics by Clare, Wordsworth and Tennyson to works by modern poets such as Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy, celebrating the importance of rivers in our lives and imaginations.

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Review:

"Go just three days without water, and your body is in trouble. We need trhe stuff, and not just for physical sustenance. Fresh water provides us with 'metaphor, power and enchantment', as 'The River's Voice', a collection of more than 180 poems from both sides of the Atlantic, so beautifully reminds us.

Chosen by Angela King and Susan Clifford, founder directors of arts/environment charity Common Ground, this book makes you wonder anew why we rteat our rivers and streams so abominably. It reminds us that rivers matter, not least because 'their fate is intricately intertwined with ours - naturally and culturally.' . . .Dive into this stunning anthology, and water will never again be just something out of a tap." -- - New Scientist

About the Author:

Angela King started work as a fashion designer and buyer in New York before becoming the Friends of the Earth first Wildlife Campaigner for England. She was then actively campaigning with Friends of the Earth and jointly initiated and ran the Friends of the Earth Otter Project and then went on to be consultant to Earth Resources Research and Nature Conservancy Council until Common Ground was founded in 1982/3. Sue Clifford and Angela King have been at the forefront of cultural campaigning in the environmental movement and environmental awareness raising in the arts since they founded Common Ground in 1982/3 with Roger Deakin. In 1990 Common Ground Angela King invented Apple Day and in 1992 the idea of Community Orchards was initiated, there are now hundred of events across the country on October 21st and many orchards are being developed for community use. Common Ground is a charity offering imaginative ideas for people to progress for themselves in their own places, learning by doing. It has been supported by many funding bodies from DEFRA, the Countryside Agency, Environment Agency and English Nature to the Arts Lottery and Arts Council as well as many foundations and trusts. Common Ground have won numerous awards and in 2010 were awarded The Independent Newspaper Green Charity of the Year. For more information on Common Ground visit www.commonground.org.uk Sue Clifford and Angela King have written numerous books together and have edited three anthologies of Poetry for Green Books: Trees be Company, Field Days and The River's Voice plus Community Orchards Handbook.

About this edition

• Publisher: Green Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 187009882X
• ISBN 13: 9781870098823
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: King Angela, Clifford Susan