A lifetime of travel and observation resulted in this collection of poems. The poet tells us about many new and spectacular things. His philosophy of life covers the natural world, diverse landscapes and evolution, and also the human power of love.
Publication date: 31 October, 2011
Category: Poetry
Paperback
RRP: £7.99
ISBN: 978-1908241054
Extent: 80 pages
Reviews
This is not my normal reading material but I fancied a change. I am so glad as I found the humour, warmth and vividness of the poetry refreshing. My personal favourite “Finger Tips pointing to the moon”.
Amazon customer
The title of Anthony Boniface’s ‘The Call of the Kokako; Poems from Far-flung Places’ is well chosen, because it directs us to the heart of his vision of nature. Wordsworth said ‘poetry takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity’: many of these poems skilfully use a variety of verse forms to convey the poet’s recollections of his delight in the natural world.
Amazon customer
What a pleasant surprise when I opened this book! From its subtitle I had expected poems about birds, animals and plants from various parts of the world. It certainly is that, but very much more.
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Anthony Boniface
The author was born in London and studied Botany at King’s College, London and Microbiology at University College, London. He has been a schoolteacher as well as a biology tutor. His interests include natural history, especially plants and fungi, poetry and bird watching. To date, he has published three books …
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