Humans have long written poetry about dogs - but why? Is it their loyalty? The joy they take in the world? And what can a dog teach a poet about writing a poem? The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage ...
From morning until night, "puppy-sized" poems follow Little Dog and his loving owner through the day, revealing with humor and insight their happy friendship. Each year the Association for Library ...
Our relationship with man’s best friend is explored in a new book of poetry from the University of Huddersfield’s Dr Michael Stewart, the acclaimed author of Ill Will. The Dogs touches upon the origin ...
The Poet Laureate looks into a tiger’s eyes, holds a giant African land snail in the palm of his hand, and stands in the middle of a room full of spiders as he drafts a brand new animal poem ...
The question – it’s been said – that exists in every work of art, poetry or fiction and, I suppose, maybe even in music and painting, is the question, How does one live?“ In “Sleeping Dogs”, first ...
Countless grieving pet owners have found solace in “The Rainbow Bridge”—a short free verse poem about pets awaiting their ...