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Bestiary - An Anthology of Animal Poems

Stephen Mitchell

Narrator Stephen Mitchell

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.

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Summary

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.
Duration: about 2 hours (01:30:06)
Publishing date: 1997-08-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —