Singing Like Larks

Download or read book Singing Like Larks written by Andrew Millham and published by Saraband. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing Like Larks opens a rare window onto the ancient song traditions of the British Isles, interweaving mesmerising lyrics, folklore and colourful nature writing to uncover the remarkable relationship between birds and traditional folk music. Birds are beloved for their song and have featured in our own music for centuries. This charming volume takes us on a journey of discovery to explore why birds appear in so many folk songs. Today, folk songs featuring our feathered friends are themselves something of a threatened species: their melodies are fading with the passage of time, and their lyrics are often tucked away in archives. It is more important than ever that we promote awareness of these precious songs and continue to pass them down the generations. Lifetimes of wisdom are etched into the words and music, preserving the natural rhythms of nature and our connection to times past. An important repository and treasury of bird-related folk songs, Singing Like Larks is also an account of one young nature writer’s journey into the world of folk music, and a joyous celebration of song, the seasons, and our love of birds.

Download or read book The Soaring Life of the Lark written by John Lewis-Stempel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to describe the ecstatic song of larks? How the writers and poets have tried..." Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside. Their music is the quintessential sound of spring. The spirit of English pastoralism, they inspire poets, composers and farmers alike. In the trenches of World War I they were a reminder of the chattering meadows of home. Perhaps you were up with the lark, or as happy as one. History has seen us poeticise and musicise the bird, but also capture and eat them. We watch as they climb the sky, delight in their joyful singing, and yet we harm them too. The Soaring life of the Lark explores the music and poetry; the breath-taking heights and struggle to survive of one of Britain's most iconic songbirds. PRAISE FOR JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL 'Britain's finest living nature writer' - The Times 'Lewis-Stempel is a fourth-generation farmer gifted with an extraordinary ability to write prose that soars and sings' - Daily Mail

Download or read book Being a Boy written by Charles Dudley Warner and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book George Herbert's Lyrics written by Arnold Stein and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1968. The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that George Herbert is one of the great masters of lyric poetry. Stein discusses Herbert's diction, imagery, syntax, and rhythm in light of his organization of the imaginative materials of time and self-consciousness and in light of his development of a rhetoric through which he could master the intimacies of personal failure and (what is far more difficult) express in language convincingly sincere states of positive religious achievement.

Download or read book LOVE OF A CHILD SORROW OF A WOMAN written by Anne Musoke and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this particular book, Anne’s writing leans largely towards explorative ideas and experiences of love. Anne is someone who believes deeply in love, and often says to friends, family and colleagues, that when a person finds love, and is able to give and share it freely, as well as receive it wholly while protecting it and treating it with honour and respect, it is then that one has truly found their purpose in life. This is because love is the driving force behind all we do as humanity. Anne was fortunate enough to find a true love in her life at a young age, and unfortunately that true love also at some point, turned into true pain, through various incidents within the relationship, Anne was left alone to wonder about the high price that one may pay for love. Over a period of years Anne began to write and keep her feelings and musings, and these all culminate into the collection of poetry in “Love of a child, Sorrow of a woman”. After years of working in the mainstream employment field, Anne has now taken residence in a quiet peaceful town, where she spends her time reading and writing, and sharing her life with others in the form of her poetry in the hope that it will bring as much healing, joy, laughter and introspection to the reader as it did the writer.

Download or read book The Secret Wound written by Deirdre Quiery and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ripe with truths, secrets and lies, The Secret Wound is a beautifully conjured story of the depths of the human heart.” —Richard Rohr, New York Times-bestselling author All that glitters is not gold . . . In the seemingly tranquil ex-pat community of Mallorca, a dangerous secret lies buried and a murderer hides in plain sight. When a member of the community fears their dark and deadly secret will be exposed, they plan to murder a fellow ex-pat to keep the truth concealed. Will any of the close-knit community discover the deadly plans and stop the inevitable before they are all put in grave danger? Deirdre Quiery’s gripping thriller is not just an addictive page-turner but provides a compelling exploration of human emotion and desires, and the terrible costs of jealousy and ambition. “This is an atmospheric and beautifully charged story, which moves between time frames and locations to ratchet up the building tension . . . Highly recommended. A great summer read!” —Rachel O’Connor “A beautiful story and one which I find hard to box into a genre. It is beautifully written, lyrical at times, and simply tells the story of what it is to love and to be loved. It is a story about grief and of why people choose to commit murder. The Secret Wound hooked me in from the very beginning and I was so sad to read the final words. Highly recommended.” —Brew and Books Review

Download or read book Hampton's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: