There seem to be fewer poems about summer than about other seasons. Perhaps the impulse to be outdoors when the weather is at its best goes against the inward mood that writing poems requires. This makes poetry about summer all the more glorious each poem in this mini-anthology is like a rare, bright jewel that shines with the season's own brief intensity:
Summer was wealthy with a daze of suntraps, Daffodil-spitting, sumptuous. Everywhere Ours for the taking. - from 'Woodniche' by Aidan Carl Mathews
The selection takes us into gardens, fields, forests and up onto city rooftops sharing an exuberant delight in those precious few months when the natural world seems to wear its heart on its sleeve.
Poems by Fiona Benson, Louise Glück, Choman Hardi, Jane Kenyon, DH Lawrence, Norman MacCaig, Aidan Carl Mathews, Isaac Rosenberg, Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Thomas.
Cover illustration by Alexandra Buckle.
Includes one poetry pamphlet, envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message.
By:
Various Authors Imprint: CANDLESTICK PRESS Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 137mm,
ISBN:9781907598975 ISBN 10: 1907598979 Pages: 24 Publication Date:01 April 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
