On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) The Mitten leaving a parent and child

leaving a parent and child in cozy

something he's only dreamed of

At age six

and the assembled result spans a generous 20 x 27 inches

On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) The Mitten leaving a parent and childFrom backyard to barnyard, from hawks to hummingbirds, from pelicans to peacocks, from Coleridge's albatross to Keats's nightingale to Poe's raven all manner of feathered beings, the inspiration for poetic flights of fancy through the ages, are gathered together in this delightful volume. Some of the winged treasures: Emily Dickinson on the jay; Gertrude Stein on pigeons; Seamus Heaney on turkeys; Tennyson on the eagle; Spenser on the merry cuckoo;