Product Description
by Jane Hufford Downes (Author)
Birds of the Midwest is a collection of poems inspired by the author's native habitat, the Midwestern United States. Based on careful observation of the natural world, the poems reflect recurring themes of liminal space and transition. Topics include the changing seasons, the water's edge, and bird migration. The poet's search for truth grows naturally from her detailed studies of plovers, owls, warblers, robins and their human companions. With sly humor and insight, these poems soar toward the eternal, singing a hymn of wonder. Calm and thoughtful, this book offers the solace of a walk in the woods on a June morning with a friend. Recommended for bird lovers, as well as for those who wouldn't know a finch from a falcon. The reader will experience their own interconnectedness with nature in new ways.