Spring: A Folio Anthology, edited by Sue Bradbury (2017)Īs a seasonal anthology, this falls short by comparison to the Wildlife Trust’s Spring. I find that I love particular lines or images from Bishop’s poetry but not her overall style.įor two weeks or more the trees hesitated The three most memorable poems for me were the title one, which opens the book “The Prodigal,” a retelling of the Prodigal Son parable and “Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore” (“From Brooklyn, over the Brooklyn Bridge, on this fine morning, please come flying,” with those last three words recurring at the end of each successive stanza also note the sandpipers – one of her most famous poems was “Sandpiper,” from 1965’s Questions of Travel). “The Bight,” “At the Fishhouses” and “Cape Breton”). “View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress,” “Varick Street” and “Letter to N.Y.”) and coastal locations (e.g. The second of Bishop’s four published collections, this mostly dwells on contrasts between city (e.g. I have several more on the go that I’ll write up next month. And, as usual, I’ve been reading with the seasons: some nature books about birdsong, flowers, etc., as well as a few books with “Spring” in the title. What a beautiful spring we’ve been having here.
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