Ten Poems for a Picnic

Lazing on a picnic rug under a clear blue sky, what could be more lovely than reading poetry? These ten poems have been selected to provide a perfect accompaniment to an open-air feast; some capture culinary delights such as strawberry tarts and custard while others have been chosen to add to the mood of carefree bliss that only a picnic on a summer's day can offer.

From Jeremy Hooker's thoughts while blackberrying to the quiet joy of being in a park with squirrels and daffodils in March, we are transported to enchanted times and places where day-to-day routines seem to have been suspended:

\"In a little rainy mist of white and grey
we sat under an old tree,
drank tea toasts to the powdery mountain,\"
- from 'The Picnic' by Edwin Morgan

Whether read alone or to a friend or lover, these beautiful poems make ideal companions for a cucumber sandwich and a glass of fizz.

Poems by Wayne Burrows, Jacqueline Gabbitas, Katherine Gallagher, Jeremy Hooker, Mimi Khalvati, Edwin Morgan, Frank O’Hara, Peter Phillips, Gertrude Stein and Edna St. Vincent Millay.

ISBN: 9781907598654
Author: GABBITAS, JACQUELINE
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01/02/2023
RRP: $14.99
Pages: 20
Dimension: 210mm X 137mm
Imprint: Candlestick Press