Friday, May 30, 2014



Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted today by Random Noodling.


My selection is The Tree That Time Built: a celebration of nature, science and imagination.




This anthology of nature-inspired poems was collected by Mary Ann Hoberman, 2008 U.S. Children's Poet Laureate and Linda Winston, anthropologist and teacher and includes more than 100 poems and a CD.

Poets ranging from Yokoi Yayu (1703-1783) and Wislawa Szymborska (Nobel Prize for Literature 1996) - to names perhaps more familiar: Dylan Thomas, Ogden Nast, Robert Frost and Tony Johnston share the pages offering a rich variety of styles and thoughts on the natural world.  A Glossary, Suggestions for Further Reading and Research, and Thumbnail biographies of the poets provide added depth for this inspiring collection.

4 comments:

Diane Mayr said...

This anthology looks really good, I have to make a point of borrowing from the public library. Thanks, Janet!

Mary Lee said...

This is one of my favorite anthologies EVER. It is so richly layered with science and poetry. A real treasure.

Mary Lee said...

This is one of my favorite anthologies EVER. It is so richly layered with science and poetry. A real treasure.

Ellen Keyes said...

I love poetry anthologies. I will see if our library has it!

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