Poetry of Birds

Simon Armitage

RRP: £25.00

Publisher: VIKING

Publication Date : 01/10/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A beautifully designed anthology of poems about birds. Including some of the most famous (Keats' "Ode To A Nightingale") and many overlooked gems, the book is organised by ornithological classification, making it a lovely gift book to explore for lovers of nature, poetry and ornithology.

Publisher's description:

Bird poetry is as old as British poetry itself, and a remarkable number of poets have written poems about birds. This title gathers together some of the best poems that are organized according to ornithological classification.

ISBN: 9780670916412