Tag Archives: Birds

Spring, the Sweet Spring!

A joyous Thomas Nashe poem to welcome in the new season.

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Crashing into Invisible Barriers

In a poem about a bird’s death, Clifton may be talking about much more.

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A Roc Sighting in Xmas Bird Count

A Scott Bates poem on a miraculous sighting during the annual Christmas bird count.

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Angels at Our Bird Feeders

A Scott Bates Christmas poem about birds as ornaments–and angels–on bird feeder Christmas trees.

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The Poetry of Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are simultaneously beautiful and terrifying, as D. H. Lawrence points out.

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Peeped Most Piteously for Pain of the Cold

With our first snowfall, birds are swarming our feeders, bringing to mind a passage from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and an Oliver Herford lyric.

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A Little Bit Chipped Off in Brilliance

D. H. Lawrence’s poem “Hummingbird” works as a kind of trance, out of which we must be jolted lest we be swallowed up.

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The Love Songs We Hear Every Spring

Scott Bates finds song birds more entertaining but ultimately opts for silent swans, who mate for life.

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Christmas Bird Count from Santa’s Sleigh

This joyous Scott Bates birdwatching poem imagines Santa’s Blitzen involved in Audubon’s annual tally.

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