Poems about Life, Love … and Lesser Burdock
By turns moving and wryly humorous, personal and universal, this collection of 84 poems offers a series of philosophical musings on the natural world.
Publication date: 31 October, 2003
Category: Poetry
Paperback
RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 978 0954334 727
Extent: 136 pages
Reviews
This is an intoxicating collection with the subtle changes in tempo and style as well as subject.
Dave Burbidge, Book Mark, Movie Club News
Hugh Loxdale has produced an anthology of thought-provoking poems. His work is diverse, ranging from the humorous to the emotional – the personal to the universal, with an emphasis on the natural world. Loxdale is acutely observant of those around him. He undoubtedly has the ability to conjure up a detailed scene in the reader’s mind, adding a great deal of atmosphere with rhyme and rhythm.
Clair Weaver, St. Albans Observer
I have enjoyed this book tremendously.
Sir Trevor McDonald, journalist
Hugh David Loxdale
Professor Hugh David Loxdale, MBE, was born in Horley, Surrey, England, but grew up in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, where, outside school, he spent much of his spare time roaming the countryside and observing wildlife. Besides an interest in science, especially biology, he was also interested in history and English literature. …
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