An Aviary of Small Birds is both elegy to a stillborn son and testament to the redemptive qualities of poetry as a transformative art. Here, birth paradoxically becomes the moment of death when, after a long labour, the baby's heart gives out. However, just as grief is not linear, so too the book follows an emotional rather than a chronological arc. Ultimately, it is a closely felt connection with nature that allows the author to transcend the experience and honour the spirit of her son.
| ISBN: | 9781906188252 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2014 |
| Author: | Woolf, Karen McCarthy |
| Publisher: | Oxford Poets |
| Format: | Ebook |
An Aviary of Small Birds is both elegy to a stillborn son and testament to the redemptive qualities of poetry as a transformative art. Here, birth paradoxically becomes the moment of death when, after a long labour, the baby's heart gives out. However, just as grief is not linear, so too the book follows an emotional rather than a chronological arc. Ultimately, it is a closely felt connection with nature that allows the author to transcend the experience and honour the spirit of her son.
Aviary of Small Birds is available in Ebook
Aviary of Small Birds was written by Woolf, Karen McCarthy and published by Oxford Poets
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