Poems About Birds

ISBN: 152909626X

Author: Massingham, H. J.

Condition: New

Countless writers have been inspired by the beauty of birds - their colours, their easy flight, their lightness and softness, and the grace and whimsicality of their ways. Our literature, especially our poetry, is full of them.Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.Spanning from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, Poems About Birds captures the enticing lives of birds through the eyes of classic poets. From John Keats Ode to a Nightingale to Sylvia Lynds The Return of the Goldfinches, and from Alfred Lord Tennysons The Eagle to William Wordsworths To The Skylark, countless varieties of bird are celebrated here. This annotated edition of Poems About Birds selects the very best from H. J. Massinghams original collection which was first published in 1922.