Grandfather's Robin
Gillian Bickley
Grandfather's Robin offers poems about People, Fellow Creatures, Society, Ekphrasis, Scenes and Moods, Survival, and Short Poems. They were written over several years, in response to people seen, read about, or known, and in response to creatures seen, read about, or known. Other poems respond to group and social behaviour, and reflect responses to works of art. Some poems are prompted by the natural world, urban and village life, and thoughts about the survival of all beings. The short poems offer instants both serious and humorous.
“So many reasons to enjoy Gillian Bickley’s luminous poetry – humour, depth and wisdom. ... Lovely and evocative, Bickley’s powers of observation and precise, selective description lend many of these poems the power of fine portraiture, a sepia photograph, where we see into the eyes, where we discover essence.”
— Jack Mayer, poet (Poems from the Wilderness)
“In this work, Gillian Bickley affords us a glimpse into her perspective. She invites us to reflect on the rich tapestry of life and our shared human experience. Why should you read this collection? Because there is no greater privilege than intimacy.”
—Mary-Jane Newton poet (Of Symbols Misused, Unlocking)
“... poems as moments of tranquility in which we can encounter lives unrolling in times that ... are anything but. To make a record such as this is a good resolution indeed, and I am pleased that Gillian has chosen for the cover a moment of tranquility I painted. As Mrs. Dorothy Collins might have said, reflecting, as these poems do, the quietness of a life-long practice, ‘Very well!’”
—Steven Schroeder, Chicago
Duration - 1h 34m.
Author - Gillian Bickley.
Narrator - Gillian Bickley.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Gillian Bickley ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Gillian Bickley
Gillian Bickley Poems
Proverse Hong Kong
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Grandfather's Robin offers poems about People, Fellow Creatures, Society, Ekphrasis, Scenes and Moods, Survival, and Short Poems. They were written over several years, in response to people seen, read about, or known, and in response to creatures seen, read about, or known. Other poems respond to group and social behaviour, and reflect responses to works of art. Some poems are prompted by the natural world, urban and village life, and thoughts about the survival of all beings. The short poems offer instants both serious and humorous. “So many reasons to enjoy Gillian Bickley’s luminous poetry – humour, depth and wisdom. ... Lovely and evocative, Bickley’s powers of observation and precise, selective description lend many of these poems the power of fine portraiture, a sepia photograph, where we see into the eyes, where we discover essence.” — Jack Mayer, poet (Poems from the Wilderness) “In this work, Gillian Bickley affords us a glimpse into her perspective. She invites us to reflect on the rich tapestry of life and our shared human experience. Why should you read this collection? Because there is no greater privilege than intimacy.” —Mary-Jane Newton poet (Of Symbols Misused, Unlocking) “... poems as moments of tranquility in which we can encounter lives unrolling in times that ... are anything but. To make a record such as this is a good resolution indeed, and I am pleased that Gillian has chosen for the cover a moment of tranquility I painted. As Mrs. Dorothy Collins might have said, reflecting, as these poems do, the quietness of a life-long practice, ‘Very well!’” —Steven Schroeder, Chicago Duration - 1h 34m. Author - Gillian Bickley. Narrator - Gillian Bickley. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Gillian Bickley ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Dedication & Author's Introduction
Duration:00:01:27
1. PEOPLE notice
Duration:00:00:13
2. Grandfather
Duration:00:01:29
3. You
Duration:00:00:52
4. White Gloves
Duration:00:01:24
5. Scallop-Shell
Duration:00:01:04
6. Company
Duration:00:00:42
7. Patchwork
Duration:00:01:22
8. Welcome to come along!
Duration:00:02:12
9. Coupled
Duration:00:00:54
10. Bus Driver
Duration:00:01:05
11. Soft
Duration:00:00:42
12. Goodbye (for Ah Oi)
Duration:00:01:03
13. Geoffrey Bonsall, RIP
Duration:00:01:51
14. Hospital visit: Kindness
Duration:00:02:56
15. Corneas given and received
Duration:00:02:59
16. Wedding Photo
Duration:00:00:54
17. Respect
Duration:00:00:38
18. Funeral of Mrs Dorothy Collins
Duration:00:01:31
19. Sticks and Stones will Break my Bones
Duration:00:00:47
20. Bolivian Visitors
Duration:00:00:57
21. Friends for a Time
Duration:00:02:34
22. Love (Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe)
Duration:00:01:37
23. Joseph Schereschewsky (1831-1906)
Duration:00:01:52
24. FELLOW CREATURES notice
Duration:00:00:04
25. Fast Forward -- Harambe I
Duration:00:03:09
26. Fast Forward -- Harambe II
Duration:00:02:32
27. Uncontrolled Desire
Duration:00:00:57
28. Sincerity
Duration:00:00:56
29. Familiar
Duration:00:02:10
30. Cat Cradles
Duration:00:01:31
31. Watching the Lemurs at the Zoo
Duration:00:01:41
32. Birds that Amaze
Duration:00:03:39
33. Song of the Uprooted Trees
Duration:00:02:52
34. Partiality
Duration:00:00:19
35. Black Plastic Bag
Duration:00:02:33
36. SOCIETY notice
Duration:00:00:05
37. Beyond 1997
Duration:00:00:57
38. Andorra
Duration:00:02:07
39. Gifts
Duration:00:01:56
40. Fortune's wheel
Duration:00:02:01
41. Machines are not yet human
Duration:00:00:50
42. Better?
Duration:00:00:55
43. Song of the potato
Duration:00:01:46
44. EKPHRASIS notice
Duration:00:00:11
45. Visions on show
Duration:00:01:15
46. Outcasts from Reality (shorter)
Duration:00:02:14
47. Outcasts from Reality (longer)
Duration:00:03:27
48. SCENES AND MOODS notice
Duration:00:00:08
49. Scene by the China Sea
Duration:00:00:46
50. Sadness
Duration:00:00:45
51. Aching for Trees
Duration:00:01:07
52. Three Bells
Duration:00:03:16
53. Early Morning
Duration:00:00:46
54. SURVIVAL notice
Duration:00:00:06
55. Mirrored
Duration:00:00:55
56. New Noah's Ark
Duration:00:03:27
57. Comfort
Duration:00:04:05
58. A Single Dahlia
Duration:00:00:41
59. SHORT POEMS notice
Duration:00:00:06
60. True Record
Duration:00:00:36
61. No Need to Hurry!
Duration:00:00:35
62. Constant Parade
Duration:00:00:44
63. Christmas haiku (2 poems)
Duration:00:00:45
64. It happens
Duration:00:00:18
65. Twins
Duration:00:00:15
66. Riddle [Pekingese]
Duration:00:00:17
67. Girls get their man
Duration:00:00:30
68. The price of beauty
Duration:00:00:21
69. Retiring
Duration:00:00:19
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:25