In this beautiful collection of Poems and paintings, Billy Collins, former U.
S.
Poet and bird pairings include: Wallace Stevens and the Blackbird
Emily Dickinson and the Robin
Marianne Moore and the Frigate Pelican
Thomas Hardy and the Goldfinch
Sylvia Plath and the Pheasant
John Updike and the Seagull
Walt Whitman and the Eagle
Billy Collins and the Sparrow..
Each in their own way, these Poems and pictures honor the enchanting creatures that have been, and continue to be, longtime collaborators with the poet\'s and painter\'s art.
Part poetry collection, part field guide, part art book, Bright Wings presents verbal and visual interpretations of the natural world and reminds us of our intimate connection to the Bright wings around us.
Here, in this substantial anthology, more than one hundred contemporary and classic Poems are paired with close to sixty original, ornithologically precise illustrations.
From Catullus and Chaucer to Robert Browning and James Wright, poets have long treated Birds as powerful metaphors for beauty, escape, transcendence, and divine expression. poet laureate, joins with David Allen Sibley, America\'s foremost bird illustrator, to celebrate the winged creatures that have inspired so many poets to sing for centuries.
In this beautiful collection of Poems and paintings, Billy Collins, former U.
S
