Spark Birds

by Orion, Jonathan Franzen (Foreword), Chris Maynard

This collection gathers the best stories, essays, and poems about birds from forty years of Orion. In it you’ll find owls, cranes, thrushes, finches, penguins, petrels, and buzzards—and the people who love them, including Brian Doyle, John Freeman, Elizabeth Kolbert, J. Drew Lanham, Mary Oliver, Emily Raboteau, Sandra Steingraber, and Terry Tempest Williams.

Genres: Nature, Birds, Environment, Nonfiction

153 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Rachel Croce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this collection of essays and poems.

[Matt Trussell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely a book geared toward bird lovers, but I think anyone could enjoy it. The poems are lovely, and I learned something in just about every essay. The art of Chris Maynard is sprinkled throughout and adds a beautiful effect to the collection. If you love birds, a must read, if not, maybe this could be your spark.

[Harley Winfrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gorgeous collection of essays and poetry from Orion Magazine, with incredible cut feather shadowbox illustrations by Chris Maynard.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful anthology of essays, poems, and stories.

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful selections previously published in ORION magazine.

[Francisco Valdes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very inspiring set of essays.
This book shows the many ways birds can be looked at.