Ten Poems about Blackbirds
Candlestick Press
Blackbirds are one of our most beautiful songsters. There’s nothing quite as transporting as hearing one sing from a treetop or rooftop on a summer evening – they appear to have all the time in the world. The poems in Ten Poems about Blackbirds celebrate the heart-stopping beauty of the song, together with the perky boldness of a bird that we so often see hopping across our parks and gardens. Perhaps it’s because we’re familiar with them that blackbirds seem to have something to say about our human lives. This richly varied selection will delight anyone who loves blackbirds and the irresistible music of their song.
Poems by Moniza Alvi, John Clare, Gillian Clarke, Miriam Darlington, Phyllis Drayson, Wendy Pratt, Angela Readman, RS Thomas, George Walter Thornbury and Humbert Wolfe.
Illustrations by Sam Cannon.
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