Ten Poems for Summer

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There seem to be fewer poems about summer than about other seasons. Perhaps the impulse to be outdoors when the weather is at its best goes against the inward mood that writing poems requires. This makes poetry about summer all the more glorious each poem in this mini-anthology is like a rare, bright jewel that shines with the season's own brief intensity: "Summer was wealthy with a daze of suntraps, Daffodil-spitting, sumptuous. Everywhere Ours for the taking." - from 'Woodniche' by Aidan Carl Mathews The selection takes us into gardens, fields, forests and up onto city rooftops sharing an exuberant delight in those precious few months when the natural world seems to wear its heart on its sleeve. Poems by Fiona Benson, Louise Gluck, Choman Hardi, Jane Kenyon, DH Lawrence, Norman MacCaig, Aidan Carl Mathews, Isaac Rosenberg, Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Thomas. Cover illustration by Alexandra Buckle. Includes one poetry pamphlet, envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781907598975
Published: June 2020

Number of pages: 24
Width: 137 mm
Height: 210 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Candlestick Press