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Bestiary by Stephen Mitchell

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Bestiary

Author
Stephen Mitchell
Narrator
Stephen Mitchell
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Publish Date
1 August 1997
Run Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry / poems by form or style: Haiku
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In this treasury of passionate and humorous encounters with animals, Stephen Mitchell has collected animal poems from many ages and cultures. Included here are excerpts from ancient masterpieces like The Hymn to the Sun by Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, The Book of Job, as well as haikus by Basho and Issa. Additional works included here are poems by Christopher Smart, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Gerald Manley Hopkins. With some of the best animal poems ever written, this compilation will delight and satisfy animal lovers everywhere.

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Author
Stephen Mitchell
Narrator
Stephen Mitchell
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Release Date
1 August 1997
ISBN
9781614673972
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Genre
Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry / poems by form or style: Haiku

Synopsis

In this treasury of passionate and humorous encounters with animals, Stephen Mitchell has collected animal poems from many ages and cultures. Included here are excerpts from ancient masterpieces like The Hymn to the Sun by Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, The Book of Job, as well as haikus by Basho and Issa. Additional works included here are poems by Christopher Smart, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Gerald Manley Hopkins. With some of the best animal poems ever written, this compilation will delight and satisfy animal lovers everywhere.

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