As Kingfishers Catch Fire Evelyn Schlag devising a transformative poetics

devising a transformative poetics

attentive to how readily a body might forget its own shape

often finding the uncanny in the familiar

in a beautifully orchestrated collection and Quinn’s handling of rhythm and repetition is pitch perfect

As Kingfishers Catch Fire Evelyn Schlag devising a transformative poetics'Delightful . . . an original look at the literature inspired by Britain's birdlife' the Guardian, Best Nature Books of 2017 '[The] pages light up with feathered magic' Evening Standard When Alex Preston was 15, he stopped being a birdwatcher. Adolescence and the scorn of his peers made him put away his binoculars, leave behind the nature reserves and the quiet companionship of his fellow birders. His love of birds didn't disappear though. Rather, it