Tales From the Woods:

by Felix Dennis, Bill Sanderson (Illustrations)

A collection of original poetry by poet, publisher, and maverick multimillionaire Felix Dennis is a thrilling, impassioned hymn to trees, and includes a spoken word audio CD  Beautifully illustrated throughout with color-washed pen and ink illustrations, these 50 evocative poems celebrate trees and their part in the landscape. The poet's eye misses nothing?from the quality of light in early morning to the joyous exuberance of young birds learning to fly; from a hornbeam's delicate shades of green in spring to the "kamikaze" obduracy of ornamental maples refusing to shed their leaves in November gales. Here is "Mrs. Fox" making a home for her cubs in an abandoned cellar; a spider attacking a sea-green dragonfly caught in its web; an apple tree that has learned to "walk," and the terrible curse of a veteran tree marked for felling. Imbued with a deep love of the countryside, a warm, lyrical touch, and an often wry commentary to each poem, this collection will be greeted with delight by all lovers of the countryside.

Genres: Poetry

112 pages, Hardcover

First published September 2, 2010

About the author

Felix Dennis (born 1947 in Kingston-upon-Thames, United Kingdom) was a British magazine publisher and philanthropist. His privately owned company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times the company has added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week, which is published in Britain, the United States and Australia.

Reviews

[Gunita Zaube · Rating 5 out of 5]

This poetry book is one of the most attractive books I have read for a long time. As lover of both nature and poetry I found this book very stimulating and heart-warming.
Absolutely great book of wonderful poems and delightful illustrations. Listening to the attached CD that comes with the book adds real depth and vitality to these poems.

[Rebecca Jezzard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I designed this book - so i'm bound to be subconsciously biased, however it is a great collection of poems and also a beautiful collection of illustrations to boot.

[Denise Bonham · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a Gorgeous book.
The poetry was wonderful and the illustrations where superb.
Didn't know anything about this Poet before and I will certainly be reading more.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately the illustrations were better than the poems