Book Description

The Poetry of Flowers anthology is a worldwide appreciation of the beauty and mystique of the humble flower and garden. Poets from America, Canada, England, Holland, India, Malta, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela have all offered their admiration, displaying a wide range of interpretation in their love, affection, and relationships with the world of flora. Flowers are well known to have many different symbolisms, the red rose is often connoted with stories of love, whilst the red of the poppy offers hope and prosperity in light of death. In many cultures, flowers such as the lily are used to symbolise life and resurrection, associating with the sun; in fact, most, if not all flowers will have meaning to someone, somewhere - be it a cultural association, or a personal story. This anthology is a beautiful, sensitive celebration of our relationship with flowers. The following poets are featured in The Poetry of Flowers Sheikha A. Kimmy Alan Jasmine Allen Dr Nicole Antoine Donna Barkman Lana Bella Mary Bone Debbi Brody Lissie Bull Wanda Morrow Clevenger Mariela Cordero Philip Dodd Fathima E.V. Kaitlyn Fox Mark Frank Cleveland W. Gibson Ingrid Gjelsvik Norbert Gora Kristyl Gravina Carol Lynn Grellas Eric Harvey Debbie Johnson Wendy Joseph Tim Kahl Kaikasi V.S. Linda Kraus Richard Krawiec Alicja Kuberska John Lambremont Sr. Joan Leotta Indunil Madhusankha Joan McNerney Ian Mole Duncan Morris Ceri Naz Ashraf V. Nediyanad Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak Afzal Nusker Amy S. Pacini Grace Pasco Priya Patel Akshaya Pawaskar P.J. Reed Elisavietta Ritchie Elspeth C. Ritchie Bethany Rivers Vincent Van Ross Ceo Ruairc Miriam Sagan Neethu Sasikumar Don Schaeffer Sunil Sharma Eleanor Sivins Dennis Trujillo Bhisma Upreti Sylvia Riojas Vaughn Lita Verella Marion de Vos John Ward Robert West Heidi Willson Abigail Wyatt"