An A to Z of Animal Poetry

By James Hathersage

This collection of Animal Poems is quite literally an alphabet of Animal Poems with at least two poems for each letter of the alphabet. The first animal in each section is  accompanied by a photograph borrowed from the Wikimedia Creative Commons Library with permission, and with attribution also to the author of each photograph as recorded. Much of the poetry is descriptive with some inevitable anthropomorphism. Many of the poems can certainly be enjoyed by children. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Hathersage
• Release date: Nov 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393240037

Book preview

Introduction

In the many varieties of animals that grace our

planet, we humans often see our own character

and behaviour. We make the links that allow

our animal creations to think like us and act

as we do, often not pausing for a minute to

rationalise such ideas. These concepts do

work and certainly entertain us endlessly

whether in story books, cartoons, poems,

or films.

Well here we go with a collection of animal

poems that follows this concept of humanisation

or anthropomorphism as it is more properly

known. Also included is descriptive verse, to

allow us to show some respect to the other

members of the animal kingdom, with whom

we share this fragile world.

I hope that you derive as much pleasure in the

reading of these poems as there undoubtedly

has been in their writing.

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Acknowledgements

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With grateful thanks to Janet Isherwood for

patiently reading the proofs and constructively

editing the poems, and to the ‘Wikimedia

Commons  Photographic Library’ and the photographers individually mentioned below.

The Commons Photo Library pictures have each been cropped and feather edged to go into the ebook, and individually author acknowledged as recommended.

Wikimedia Creative Commons License limitations have been used unless otherwise stated.

A  Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution

B Carl Chapman, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

C Daniel Schwen, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

D Allen McC, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

E Fresh Water and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington.

F Airwolfhound, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

G Michael Palmer, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

H Gibe, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

I Hari Krishnan, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

J Charles J Sharp, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

K Joefrei, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

L mpiet, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

M Sripathiharsha, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

N Rainer Thener, Declared Copyright Free on Wikipaedia.

O Bernard Landgraf, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

Also GNU free documentation license.

P Johan Spaedtke, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

Q J. Reynaldo da Fonseca Wiki Creative Commons Attribution.

R Michael Palmer, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

S Matti Paavola, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

T Childzy, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

U Boris Dimitrov, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

V Soebe, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

Also GNU free documentation license.

W Daniel Mott, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

X Richard Bartz, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

Y Dennis Jarvis, Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution.

Z Yathin Krishnappa, Wikimedia Commons Attribution.

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1

Anthony the Anteater.

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Anthony the Anteater

is purpose made to eat

the little creepy crawlies,

That scramble round his feet.

Unappetising, probably,

For those with other taste,

But all to him desirable,

And little goes to waste.

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He’ll march along the hot, dry