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Poems for Gardeners
Germaine Greer
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Description for Poems for Gardeners
Hardback. * Poems about gardens and gardening from around the world and across time, collected by the writer, critic and gardener, Germaine Greer. * A light-hearted and witty but scholarly approach Editor(s): Greer, Dr. Germaine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 146 x 53. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with minor shelf wear. Some minor sunning to spine of DJ. Remains very good
Marianne Moore said that the poet's job was to depict imaginary gardens with real toads in them . In truth, gardens are always imaginary because they are always the garden that you are aiming for rather than the garden you have, but the toads are real and immediate.' So says Germaine Greer in this wonderful anthology. A collection of poems culled from all periods, ranging from Roman to Mediaeval poetry, and including the best known paean, Marvell's 'The Garden', Tennyson's comic 'Amphion', and Donne's meditations on individual flowers, herbs and trees, this is a book of beautiful texts and ... Read more
Marianne Moore said that the poet's job was to depict imaginary gardens with real toads in them . In truth, gardens are always imaginary because they are always the garden that you are aiming for rather than the garden you have, but the toads are real and immediate.' So says Germaine Greer in this wonderful anthology. A collection of poems culled from all periods, ranging from Roman to Mediaeval poetry, and including the best known paean, Marvell's 'The Garden', Tennyson's comic 'Amphion', and Donne's meditations on individual flowers, herbs and trees, this is a book of beautiful texts and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844080090
SKU
KJE0000009
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Germaine Greer
Dr Germaine Greer first came to international attention thirty years ago with the publication of The Female Eunuch. She is Professor of English at Warwick University and a respected columnist and cultural commentator. She lives in Essex where she is a passionate gardener.
Reviews for Poems for Gardeners
a beautifully produced and evocative collection
Rosemary Goring, HERALD
Rosemary Goring, HERALD