A Whistling of BirdsIsobel DixonLabel: Nine Arches PressDescription: Elizabeth Bishop’s hawkweed John Berryman’s hummingbirds Ted Hughes’s burnt fox – the birds beasts and flowers of Isobel Dixon’s new collection are at times kin to D.H. Lawrence whose essay ‘Whistling of Birds’ lends this book its name though each poem here is its own vivid testament to the natural world and our often troubled and troubling place in it. Lyrical vigorous inventive A Whistling of Birds is at times in conversation with Lawrence’s iconic collection Birds Beasts and Flowers but also ranges widely through the worlds of other writers and makers – from the Venerable Bede to Emily Dickinson Georgia O’Keeffe to Glenn Gould and a wealth of other connections closely examined and delicately drawn. With its resonant elegies and notes of celebration this is a collection that flexes hums and brims with energy yet surely draws you in to its quiet reflective heart.
Isobel Dixon A Whistling of Birds (Paperback) is ideal for fans of nature writing or those seeking a novel that explores the deep connection between humans and the natural world.
