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American birds : a literary companion / edited by Andrew Rubenfeld and Terry Tempest Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Literary collections.
- Birds.
- Birds--Fiction.
- Birds--Songs and music--Texts.
- Birds in literature.
- American literature--20th century.
- American literature.
- American literature--21st century.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Essays.
- Short stories.
- Songs and music.
- Texts.
- Literary collections.
- Literature.
- Songs.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Library of America, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Featuring some of America's greatest writers and poets, this landmark anthology is a one-of-a-kind field guide to the American literary imagination. Americans have always been fascinated by birds and from the beginning American writers have captured this keen interest in a variety of genres: poems, journals, memoirs, short stories, essays, and travel accounts. Here literature professor and avid birder Andrew Rubenfeld, in collaboration with acclaimed writer Terry Tempest Williams, who provides a foreword, gathers evocative and surprising writings on birds and our fascination with them from an astonishing array of American poets and writers. The result is a literature of singular depth and beauty, with occasional flights of fancy in the mix. Experience the exquisite beauty of Native American songs about birds. Accompany Lewis and Clark as they encounter new species, Audubon as he sketches near New Orleans, and Emerson and Thoreau birding together around Walden Pond. Delight in Sarah Orne Jewett's poignant tale of a snowy egret in the Maine woods and Florence Merriam's portrait of a winter wren in Central Park. Join Rachel Carson as she watches skimmers along the Atlantic coast and Roger Tory Peterson observing snail kites in the Everglades. And thrill to an impressive roster of modern and contemporary poets, including Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, Sterling A. Brown, Cornelius Eady, Mary Oliver, Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, and David Tomas Martinez, as they evoke the magic and haunting beauty of America's birds."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Three American Indian Songs about Birds
- Hawk Chant of the Saginaws (Ojibwa) p. 13
- The Mocking-Bird's Song (Tigua) p. 14
- The Road-Runner (Pima) p. 15
- J. Hector St. John De Crèvecoeur
- On the Humming Bird (1782) p. 16
- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
- From Journals, 1805-1806 p. 18
- John James Audubon
- From Mississippi RiverJournal, 1820-1821 p. 24
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker (1838) p. 34
- William Cullen Bryant
- To a Waterfowl (1821) p. 41
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- From Journals, 1838-1862 p. 43
- Henry David Thoreau
- From Journals, 1852-1858 p. 46
- Emily Dickinson
- A Bird came down the Walk-(c. 1862) p. 63
- The Way to know the Bobolink (c. 1873) p. 64
- Walt Whitman
- Birds Migrating at Midnight (1882) p. 65
- Bird-Whistling (1882) p. 66
- Birds-and a Caution (1882) p. 67
- Sarah Orne Jewett
- A White Heron (1886) p. 68
- Herman Melville
- The Man-of-War Hawk (1888) p. 81
- The Blue-Bird (late 1880s) p. 82
- Florence A. Merriam
- Winter Wren (1889) p. 83
- Sidney Lanier
- The Mocking Bird (1891) p. 86
- Frank M. Chapman
- A Word to the Beginner (1895) p. 87
- Goldfinch (1895) p. 91
- John Burroughs
- Wild Life about My Cabin (1904) p. 92
- Theodore Roosevelt
- From An Autobiography (1913) p. 110
- John Muir
- A New World (1913) p. 112
- North Fork of the Merced (1911) p. 114
- Robert Frost
- The Oven Bird (1916) p. 116
- Carl Sandburg
- Purple Martins (1920) p. 117
- John Hall Wheelock
- The Fish-Hawk (1922) p. 119
- Marianne Moore
- The Frigate Pelican (1935) p. 121
- Rachel Carson
- Flood Tide (1941) p. 123
- Theodore Roethke
- The Heron (1941) p. 127
- Aldo Leopold
- April: Sky Dance (1949) p. 128
- Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher
- Kites over the Sawgrass (1956) p. 132
- Edwin Way Teale
- Swallow Clouds (1956) p. 138
- Ogden Nash
- Up from the Egg: The Confessions of a Nuthatch Avoider (1957) p. 147
- Robinson Jeffers
- Vulture (1963) p. 148
- William Carlos Williams
- Bird Song (1963) p. 149
- Elizabeth Bishop
- Sandpiper (1965) p. 150
- Randall Jarrell
- The Mockingbird (1965) p. 151
- John Haines
- If the Owl Calls Again (1966) p. 152
- John Hollander
- Swan and Shadow (1968) p. 154
- William Stafford
- Juncos (1973) p. 155
- Gary Snyder
- Magpie's Song (1974) p. 156
- Barry Lopez
- The Raven (1976) p. 157
- Anthony Hecht
- House Sparrows (1979) p. 161
- Sterling A. Brown
- Idyll (1980) p. 163
- Faith McNulty
- The Ever Hungry Jay (1980) p. 165
- Lorna Dee Cervantes
- Emplumada (1981) p. 170
- Robert Penn Warren
- Redwing Blackbirds (1981) p. 171
- E. B. White
- A Listener's Guide to the Birds (1981) p. 173
- Robert Creeley
- The Birds (1982) p. 176
- Charles Simic
- The Great Horned Owl (1982) p. 178
- Cornelius Eady
- Crows in a Strong Wind (1986) p. 179
- David Wagoner
- Kingfisher (1987) p. 180
- May Swenson
- Waterbird (1987) p. 181
- Duane Niatum
- Snowy Owl near Ocean Shores (1991) p. 182
- Terry Tempest Williams
- Peregrine Falcon (1991) p. 183
- Mary Oliver
- Gannets (1992) p. 187
- Linda Hogan
- Crow Law (1993) p. 189
- Amy Clampitt
- Shorebird-Watching (1994) p. 190
- Robert Wrigley
- Ravens at Deer Creek (1998) p. 192
- Marie Winn
- From Red-Tails in Love (1998) p. 194
- Richard Wilbur
- A Barred Owl (2000) p. 202
- Louise Erdrich
- I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move (2003) p. 203
- Debra Nystrom
- Cliff Swallows (2003) p. 205
- Mark Jarman
- A Pair of Tanagers (2004) p. 206
- Ted Kooser
- Screech Owl (2004) p. 208
- Pamela Uschuk
- Snow Goose Migration at Tule Lake (2005) p. 209
- Robert Cording
- Peregrine Falcon, New York City (2006) p. 211
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Cactus Wren (2006) p. 213
- Timothy Steele
- Black Phoebe (2006) p. 214
- Richard Powers
- From The Echo Maker (2006) p. 216
- Jonathan Rosen
- From The Life of the Skies (2008) p. 221
- Emily Wilson
- Red-Legged Kittiwake (2009) p. 229
- C. K. Williams
- Blackbird (2010) p. 232
- Jack Collom
- Ruddy Duck (2012) p. 234
- Rick Bass
- Answering the Call (2013) p. 235
- Wendell Berry
- The Acadian flycatcher, not (2013) p. 239
- David Tomas Martinez
- Of Mockingbirds (2014) p. 240
- Sidney Wade
- Indigo Bunting (2017) p. 242
- Noah Strycker
- From Birding Without Borders (2017)
- W. S. Merwin
- Unknown Bird (2001) p. 248.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781598536553
- 1598536559
- OCLC:
- 1105148329
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