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A review by laurenjpegler
Autumn: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons by Melissa Harrison
4.0
Autumn [...] is a thousand leaves falling to the ground and nourishing the soil beneath; it is heavy rainfalls that catch you off guard and drive you to shelter; it is the refreshing winds that sweep the haze of summer away; it is the calm before the storm - Louise Baker, 2016.
Autumn: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons is a collection of poetry and prose that celebrates the transforming months of September, October and November, otherwise known as Autumn. The editor, Melissa Harrison, has collected a range of writing from across the last few centuries to capture the very essence of the season. Included in this anthology is the likes of Horatio Clare, John Lewis-Stempel, Ted Hughes, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Nan Shephard, to name but a few.
I really enjoyed this. I love nature writing, so I appreciated 200-and-odd pages worth of it. But what made this so special was the season - I love Autumn. I love how it transforms, looks, smells, feels like, and so on - so getting to read hundreds of people capturing their own Autumn was a wonderful reading experience. My favourite piece was Louis Baker's who you see quoted above - she just listed things that epitomise Autumn. It was endearing to read, and made me super excited for all that Autumn has to offer this year.
I'd definitely recommend this, especially in these upcoming months!
Autumn: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons is a collection of poetry and prose that celebrates the transforming months of September, October and November, otherwise known as Autumn. The editor, Melissa Harrison, has collected a range of writing from across the last few centuries to capture the very essence of the season. Included in this anthology is the likes of Horatio Clare, John Lewis-Stempel, Ted Hughes, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Nan Shephard, to name but a few.
I really enjoyed this. I love nature writing, so I appreciated 200-and-odd pages worth of it. But what made this so special was the season - I love Autumn. I love how it transforms, looks, smells, feels like, and so on - so getting to read hundreds of people capturing their own Autumn was a wonderful reading experience. My favourite piece was Louis Baker's who you see quoted above - she just listed things that epitomise Autumn. It was endearing to read, and made me super excited for all that Autumn has to offer this year.
I'd definitely recommend this, especially in these upcoming months!