The Forgotten Language: Contemporary Poets and Nature

by Christopher Merrill (Editor)

A collection of 150 poems dealing with the relationship between man and nature, by such authors as Margaret Atwood, James Dickey, William Stafford, and Nancy Willard

Genres: Poetry, Anthologies

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

Reviews

[Dave Holt · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a lot of famous poets writing about nature in this collection and some poems that are already well-known. The book is arranged in alphabetical order of the authors. I felt the collection would have been more interesting with a thematic order such as Robert Bly used in the famous News of the Universe collection (Sierra Club Books.)

[allyson dunn-worthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

some hits but mostly a meandering slog. far, FAR better ecology collections out there. neat cover art.