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Poet and former gardener Sarah Maguire set herself a mammoth task in compiling the best poetry about flowers and plants - and succeeded. Her strict standards (each poem must focus on a single flower) make it all the more admirable that she was able to do so in such a readable format. This collection spans 800 years of verse, from early pastoral songs to beat-generation performance pieces, and is laid out in such a manner as to highlight both the similarities and differences. Alan Ginsberg's Sunflower Sutra lies opposite the William Blake poem which inspired it, Ah Sunflower!, and a 14th-century rhyme opposite Kathleen Jamie's 1999 poem Meadowsweet. Although the most popular theme is the rose, the subject of 30 poems, a wide variety of plants are covered; Maguire has mixed solid classics with modern favourites and talented newcomers and steadfastly avoided most syrupy love verse. Maguire's training as a gardener inspired her own poetry - which is not included in this anthology - and this knowledge also enables her to arrange chapters based on Latin names and families. She provides three different indices for research: by poet, by title and by first line. However, it is just as rewarding, possibly more so, to dive in randomly and flit from poem to poem. The introduction is also an enjoyable read, covering Maguire's passion for gardening, how the book was inspired and finally compiled, and plans for a sequel concerning gardens. Her social commentary on how flowers have been a conduit for powerful emotion and reflected aspects of culture such as colonialism and sexuality is a perfect backdrop. This collection will fast become a treasured favourite, catering to all styles and tastes. (Kirkus UK)
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From Thomas Campion's "The Garden in Her Face" (1617) to Paul Muldoon's "Milkweed and Monarch" (1994), via "The Song of Solomon" and poetry by Marvel, Keats and Tennyson, Sarah Maguire has gathered together a selection of old and new botanical poems to appeal to all tastes.
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Poet and former gardener Sarah Maguire set herself a mammoth task in compiling the best poetry about flowers and plants - and succeeded. Her strict standards (each poem must focus on a single flower) make it all the more admirable that she was able to do so in such a readable format. This collection spans 800 years of verse, from early pastoral songs to beat-generation performance pieces, and is laid out in such a manner as to highlight both the similarities and differences. Alan Ginsberg's Sunflower Sutra lies opposite the William Blake poem which inspired it, Ah Sunflower!, and a 14th-century rhyme opposite Kathleen Jamie's 1999 poem Meadowsweet. Although the most popular theme is the rose, the subject of 30 poems, a wide variety of plants are covered; Maguire has mixed solid classics with modern favourites and talented newcomers and steadfastly avoided most syrupy love verse. Maguire's training as a gardener inspired her own poetry - which is not included in this anthology - and this knowledge also enables her to arrange chapters based on Latin names and families. She provides three different indices for research: by poet, by title and by first line. However, it is just as rewarding, possibly more so, to dive in randomly and flit from poem to poem. The introduction is also an enjoyable read, covering Maguire's passion for gardening, how the book was inspired and finally compiled, and plans for a sequel concerning gardens. Her social commentary on how flowers have been a conduit for powerful emotion and reflected aspects of culture such as colonialism and sexuality is a perfect backdrop. This collection will fast become a treasured favourite, catering to all styles and tastes. (Kirkus UK)
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From Thomas Campion's "The Garden in Her Face" (1617) to Paul Muldoon's "Milkweed and Monarch" (1994), via "The Song of Solomon" and poetry by Marvel, Keats and Tennyson, Sarah Maguire has gathered together a selection of old and new botanical poems to appeal to all tastes.
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