This book is the first anthology to focus on nature writing by African American poets, a genre that until now has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated. Black poets have a long tradition of incorporating treatments of the natural world into their work, but it is often read as political, historical, or protest poetry, anything but nature poetry. This is particularly true when the definition of what constitutes...

"Whether memorized by schoolchildren or used to eulogize a president, 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,' written in 1922 and published in 1923, has found a place as one of the best-loved and best-known American poems of the last hundred years. Now, six decades after the passing of its author, Robert Frost, celebrated artist P.J. Lynch brings this classic to new life with exquisitely detailed illustrations, evoking its iconic moments and wintry...

Dazzling collection of 810 Haiku written by the late African-American author of Native Son holds true to the traditional Zen discipline of depicting the relationship between man and nature, but does so from the perspective of an African-American man.

Presents illustrated acrostic poems that explore various aspects of nature.

A collection of poems about such birds as the Emperor penguin, rhinoceros hornbill, and whooping crane.

An extensive look at nature in verse. An essential introduction to the animal world with exquisitely modern illustrations.

Short 3-line poems which can at the same time inspire and relax. They are meditative and therapeutic. There is room on the page for your own reflections after reading the poem. Bonnie organized these poems by season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.