Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds
An intelligent assembly of poems that take us places where prose cannot go.... This little book is a reminder that everything important about birds can't be found in guide books or scientific papers.(Jim WilliamsMinneapolis Star Tribune)What's not to love?Birder's World(Birder's World)Part poetry anthology, part field guide,Bright Wingsis a delight.(Isabel NathanielDallas Morning News)An elegant little compilation.(Des Moines Register)A beautiful anthology.(Jim HigginsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel)[Collins & Sibley] have created a veritable jeweled music box... sure to appeal to birdlovers and poetry fans alike.The West Australian(The West Australian)Whether metaphorical or purely observational, the verses provide a wealth of details and, as a group, form a literary guide to the behavior of bird and birder.(Adam LevineCountry Gardens)Rarely has poetry and art been so deftly partnered.... A truly impressive anthology.(The Midwest Book Review)Collins has done his homework, ponying up those who should never be forgotten nor hidden away in an English Lit syllabus.(The Folio2010-01-00)