Bright Wings
Bright Wings

Author: Billy Collins

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2012-11-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0231150873

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In this beautiful collection of poems and paintings, Billy Collins, former U.S. poet laureate, joins with David Allen Sibley, America's foremost bird illustrator, to celebrate the winged creatures that have inspired so many poets to sing for centuries. From Catullus and Chaucer to Robert Browning and James Wright, poets have long treated birds as powerful metaphors for beauty, escape, transcendence, and divine expression. Here, in this substantial anthology, more than one hundred contemporary and classic poems are paired with close to sixty original, ornithologically precise illustrations. Part poetry collection, part field guide, part art book, Bright Wings presents verbal and visual interpretations of the natural world and reminds us of our intimate connection to the "bright wings" around us. Each in their own way, these poems and pictures honor the enchanting creatures that have been, and continue to be, longtime collaborators with the poet's and painter's art. Poet and bird pairings include: Wallace Stevens and the Blackbird; Emily Dickinson and the Robin; Marianne Moore and the Frigate Pelican; Thomas Hardy and the Goldfinch; Sylvia Plath and the Pheasant; John Updike and the Seagull; Walt Whitman and the Eagle; Billy Collins and the Sparrow.

Bright Wings to Fly
Bright Wings to Fly

Author: Bruce Hopkins

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781893239555

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Historians have largely ignored the role of Eastern Kentuckians in the Civil War, and the effect of the war on mountain communities. Bruce Hopkins corrects that oversight in BRIGHT WINGS TO FLY. Here he relates the fierce struggles of the families of Greasy Creek, broken and in poverty, as they deal with the Civil War and its aftermath.

Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise

Author: Frank Scott

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2015-12-11

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1504345061

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The Professor will be so happy. We have proven that the Virtues really do work to create Return to Paradise, Happy the Bluebird chattered excitedly. If Happy and Bright-Wings the Cardinal could have seen just behind their backs, they would have noticed that inside each of their backpacks was a glowing Virtue stone. Bright and steady as a star, each stone shone with the word Wonder. Thank you, God, Professor Tortoise whispered to herself. Then she looked out the window, saying, Thank you, Happy and Bright-Wings, to the two birds as they flew in through the window of her office, for the Virtue Mission accomplished. Time for a party! exclaimed Happy. Good idea, said Bright-Wings. Professor Tortoise, do you happen to have a bowl of water around? I am quite thirsty. Here you go. A big bowl of sparkling, clear water for both of you. Lets celebrate Return to Paradise, said the beaming Professor. So they did.

Spread Your Wings and Fly
Spread Your Wings and Fly

Author: Naomi Ciambriello

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2022-12-27

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1643499807

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Spread Your Wings and Fly is a book about a beautiful and colorful bird family. The story concentrates on the two of three little birds in the family-Remmy Bird and Sophie Bird. They go on a journey throughout the forest, and they get lost. They have help along the way and meet one that will change their lives forever. This book is fun, interesting, and helps those reading it to become aware of what they already possess!