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Bestiary

An Anthology of Animal Poems

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By: Stephen Mitchell
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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.

©1997 Stephen Mitchell (P)1997 Phoenix Books, Inc.
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