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When Poems Fall from the Sky
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Zaro Weil, illustrated by Junli Song
(ZaZa Kids Books/ Troika)– hardback
£15.00
Do we pulse with hope ‘in the magic house of seeds‘ that ‘the taste of sweet water/ heat of bright sun/ and the/ forever/rich and loud// songs of earth‘ might continue? In one of the longest, most magnificent poems within Zaro Weil’s outstanding The Poems Fall from the Sky, we read and understand the history and hopes of life and nature.
This poem encompasses all the wisdom, hopes and observations within this superb book, inspired by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. We read of the individual concerns and thoughts of five trees from the sapling, to the lone survivor. Then again, we hear three nightingales, seeking ‘gentle’ safety ‘inside that bristled/ hedgerow-tangle’ opening their throats so that their ‘melodies/ and all earth/ shouts loud-/ with- song’.
There are haiku that fall like melted caramel, and plays, as from the Fairy Godmother/ Mother Nature’s dialogue with Humans- ‘But who in the world is this Mother Nature?/Have we met her?‘
We feel the poet’s mission, inspiration and message, alongside exalting in her craft. Thereafter, we languish within the glorious, empathetic prints of Junli Song.
Altogether, When Poems Fall from the Sky is a quite wonderful poetry book that Bookwagon recommends highly for home and school, for reading, sharing, knowing and gifting.
When Poems Fall from the Sky
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Zaro Weil, illustrated by Junli Song
(ZaZa Kids Books/ Troika)– hardback
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