A Nature Poem for Every Spring Evening

by Jane McMorland Hunter

Poems to celebrate spring.


A sublime bedside companion to enjoy as the frost melts and days grow longer, with poems to immerse yourself in the season. From William Blake and Emily Dickinson to Robert Browning and Eleanor Farjeon, some of the finest poets that ever put pen to paper describe this wondrous season of new beginnings.


With one entry for every day through spring, from 1st March until 31st May, this is the perfect book to reinvigorate you in the warmer and wetter months and find joy in the annual rebirth of nature.


In March, Eleanor Farjeon wills for spring to 'bring primroses and daffodils'. 'Once more the Heavenly Power Makes all things new' begins Tennyson's 'Early Spring'. In April, 'Earth, air, and sun and skies combine to promise all that's kind and fair' for Arthur Hugh Clough, while 'winking Mary-buds begin to ope their golden eyes' for William Shakespeare. And in May, Philip Larkin reflects 'Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh'.


This beautiful and collectable anthology of poems derives from the popular A Poem for Every Night of the Year and features poems inspired by springtime by Laurence Binyon, Margaret Cavendish, Amy Lowell, William Wordsworth and many more.

Genres: Poetry, British Literature, Nature

256 pages, Hardcover

Published February 6, 2024

Reviews

[Cadence Lz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alright hear me out. It's such a cute cover and an even cuter concept and I love me some poetry about nature and the seasons, but it wasn't even a 'mm yeah decent' it was below that in my enjoyment level, likely for the following reasons;

• I am Australian. What is a nightingale?? What's with all the moss and snow and English flowers? I thought it was about spring, I'm sure the vibes are magical but I wanna hear about banksias and eucalyptus, because that's my spring experience, I know that's on me but this is my rating.

• predominately VERY old poetry written by men which is a slay but I didn't understand a lot of it because of the language and it was not my vibe.

• Northern hemisphere seasons to months annoyed me, leave me alone.

• I wanted exciting separator pages but they were all the same. The month ones were cute tho I respect that.

This book is cute and the poetry is good and some of them were like OOOO YEAH so this is the biggest subjective review on earth. Basically I want an Aussie version with better art, that's all.

[Jessica Atwater · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully designed inside and out with great, mostly classic, poetry selections perfect for a five minutes or less daily poetry break. I have lots of poetry anthologies, and I like how inviting and accessible this one was, while still choosing high quality, non-juvenile pieces. I bought the rest of the seasons and plan to read them all year.

[Elysa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading these poems throughout the season. I think the editors picked a good selection. The book is beautiful.

[Eleanor · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5- a fun, nature filled poetry collection that is nice to read and appreciate spring🌸