A Bird Came Down the Walk - Selected Bird Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Description

American Poet Emily Dickinson's exquisite poetry spans a broad range of subjects, but perhaps none is so charming as those that she wrote concerning birds. This pocket-sized poetry companion contains 18 beautiful poems alongside Ernest Seton Thompson's delightful colour illustrations dedicated to our feathered friends that will appeal to lovers of poetry and birds alike. The perfect gift for birdwatchers, twitchers and nature lovers who like to roam and read. Contents include: “Birds and Poets, an Excerpt by John Burroughs”, “The Oriole”, “High from the Earth I heard a bird”, “The Bluebird”, “In the Garden”, “The Blue Jay”, “Hope”, “The Humming-Bird”, “Who?”, “The Robin”, “The Oriole’s Secret”, “The Woodpecker”, “If I Shouldn't be Alive”, “How Dare the Robins Sing”, “At Half-Past Three a Single Bird”, “A Train Went Through a Burial Gate”, “Loyalty”, “Not with a Club the Heart is Broken”, “March”, etc. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830–1886) was an American poet commonly hailed as being among the most important figures in American poetry. Not much is known about her personal life, but evidence suggests that this is because she spent most of her time isolated from other people. Those who lived around her claimed that she took to wearing only white apparel and rarely left her bedroom in her later years. Despite being a prolific writer producing a corpus of over 1,800 poems, only 10 were published during her lifetime. Her poetry was considered unusual for her time, incorporating a variety of odd features and breaking many of the conventional rules. Ragged Hand is proud to be publishing this brand new collection of classic poetry now complete with illustrations by Ernest Seton Thompson and an excerpt by John Burroughs.

Sujets

• Paperback

Informations

• Publié par: Read Books Ltd.
• Date de parution: 20 octobre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781528792677
• Langue: English

Extrait

A BIRD CAME DOWN THE WALK
SELECTED BIRD POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON
With Illustrations by
ERNEST SETON THOMPSON



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A bird, by chance, that goes that way
Soft overheard the whole.
If I should bribe the little bird,
Who knows but she would tell?


Contents
Emily Dickinson
BIRDS AND POETS
An Excerpt By John Burroughs
A BIRD CAME DOWN THE WALK
Selected Bird Poems of Emily Dickinson
THE ORIOLE
HIGH FROM THE EARTH I HEARD A BIRD
THE BLUEBIRD
IN THE GARDEN
THE BLUE JAY
HOPE
THE HUMMING-BIRD
WHO?
THE ROBIN
THE ORIOLE'S SECRET
THE WOODPECKER
IF I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE
HOW DARE THE ROBINS SING
AT HALF-PAST THREE A SINGLE BIRD
A TRAIN WENT THROUGH A BURIAL GATE
LOYALTY
NOT WITH A CLUB THE HEART IS BROKEN
MARCH


Illustrations
Baltimore Oriole
Red-Breasted Nuthatch & White-Breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Red-Eyed Vireo
Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Flicker
Blue Jay
Common Tern, Semipalmated Sandpiper & Semipalmated Plover
The Chickadee
Ruby-Throated Humming-bird
Chimney Swift