A Book of Poems on the Animal Kingdom
The Gift of Animals is a beautiful gift book of poems on the animal kingdom, from pets to wildlife and even reptiles.
Animals have long been a source of inspiration and companionship. And poems about them are amongst the oldest traditions in human culture.
This collection of contemporary poems adds to this ancient lineage:
- Celebrating other creatures for their beauty & intelligence
- Empathising over their suffering
- Hoping for their future
The presence of an animal is a gift. The loss of an animal is a grief.
To share such feelings through poetry, is to create a community of caring, for the creatures that accompany us on Earth.
The book includes poems by some of the world’s most beloved poets.
Brilliantly selected and meaningfully arranged, the poems unfold one after another. Kathleen Dean Moore
About the Editor
Alison Hawthorne Deming is a nature writer and former poet-in-residence at Milwaukee Public Library and Museum, and currently is Professor Emerita at University of Arizona, USA.
