Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Sheep: Volume Two

Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Sheep: Volume Two

These delightful 'pamphlets' are perfect for those that want to give a bit more than a card but not quite a more substantial gift

They contain a series of shorter poems on the subject by well known poets. There is plenty of space to compose your piece of poetry or message for the recipient as well

Included are a bookmark and a sticker seal for the back of the envelope (included)

• Format: Paperback
• Pages:  24
• Dimensions: 137 x 210 mm

This selection of poems is introduced by shepherdess and textile designer Alison O’Neill who lives on a hill top farm in Cumbria, tending her flock of native Herdwicks, Swaledales and Rough Fells. The poems reflect the hardships and quiet joys of the shepherding year, and the deep relationship between humans and sheep developed down the centuries. We’re encouraged to look at these humble creatures afresh and to reflect on the simplicity of their lives

“Thousands of sheep, soft-footed, black-nosed sheep – one by one going up the hill and over the fence – one by one four-footed pattering up and over – one by one wiggling their stub tails…”
from ‘Sheep’ by Carl Sandburg