Description
Book SynopsisThis is a book of poetry for everyone.
Inside is a treasure trove of writing celebrating the natural world. Read the poems aloud or curl up with them in a quiet corner. Begin your journey into a lifelong love of poetry.
This beautifully illustrated collection features powerful poems written by a wide range of contemporary voices. They share their unique perspectives on the topic of nature, from a dreaming forest and bouquets of buried stars to rivers that dance with rocks and the brushed lava fur of the mountain gorilla. Showcasing original poems alongside existing works, this is a book to share and treasure forever.
Featuring brilliant poetry by:
- Margarita Engle
- Diana Hendry
- Grace Nichols
- Robert Macfarlane
- Ruth Awolola
- Naomi Shihab Nye
- Zaro Weil
- Rachel Plummer
- Joyce Sidman
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Jack Prelutsky
- Mary Anne Hoberman
- Nikki Giovanni
- Jan Dean
- Rebecca Perry
- Tom Denbigh
And awe-inspiring artwork from:
- Annalise Barber
- Mariana Roldan
- Masha Manapov
- Nabila Adani
Trade ReviewThese twenty terrific poems sing of the natural world with such beauty and poise. Meditative, playful and richly imaginative, this splendid book guides us through forests, across oceans and back in time. Our Earth is a Poem is a gentle summons for each of us to listen anew to what the world around us might have to say.
-- Kate Wakeling
