The Sweet Poet of the Woods: A History of Birds in Poetry
Birds have appeared in poetry for centuries. A common source of inspiration, from William Shakespeare’s classic ‘The Seasons’ to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Romantic ‘The Nightingale’ to Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic ‘The Raven’, poets have long been influenced by our winged companions. Collected Bird Poems Frequently used to symbolise a range of emotions, thoughts, and feelings, different poets have […]
