Art & Nature : An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry

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Summary: BIG GIFT IN SMALL PACKAGE
Review: Kate Farrell's Art & Nature is a surprisingly big gift in an attractive small package. An anthology of 186 nature poems, grouped by seasons of the year and matched with selected artwork from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collections. Every single page between the Contents and Acknowledgments has at least one picture, almost all in color, and from artists of many continents and time periods. The direct reason for which I bought it was my interest in poetry, but its visual enhancement through the diverse artwork is what really makes it stand out as a rich treat:--lithographs, panels from folding screens, magnificent leaded-glass windows, silk scrolls, wood-block prints, pastels on sandpaper, tapestries, and woodcuts, along with the oils on canvas and watercolors on paper. The effort of selecting and matching (and obtaining permissions) must have been huge but we're the fortunate beneficiaries.