In the Garden
Miriel Lenore
PB 96 PP 170 x 138 9781862547513 $19.95 Poetry
Wakefield Press
The worst of gardening, said Mrs Miniver
… is that it’s so full of metaphors one hardly knows
where to begin. – Jan Struther
In her new book, In the Garden, Adelaide
poet Miriel Lenore draws on her skills as storyteller, and delves
into myth, lore, science and history to evoke the life of a great
garden, the Adelaide Botanic Garden. Here are sequoia, arbutus,
lotus pond, Palm house and Greek statuary. Lenore brings both
a light touch and a deep reflexiveness to each subject, continually
opening out fresh prospects.
This, the sixth of Lenore's adventurous and
accomplished collections, will speak to all those who cherish
gardens.
By the same author:
The
Dog Rock
Drums
and Bonnets
Sun
Wind and Diesel