POETRY
Poetry is an art form in words. The putting together of words in new and unexpected ways, sometimes in rhyme. Poetry can be a wonderful way to express feelings for wild animals and connections with the natural world. This new section of Born Free’s site is devoted to wildlife poetry.
Virginia McKenna OBE, Born Free’s Co-Founder and Trustee, said: "It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that two of our wonderful poets – Richard Bonfield and Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington – whose poems you can read on this page have sadly passed away. Somehow I feel this will give their poems even more meaning."
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KINGFISHER BY ROBERT MACFARLANE
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WILLOW BY ROBERT MACFARLANE
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BLUE WHALE BY RICHARD BONFIELD
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CREATION OR ETCHED IN SILVER
BY GARY HODGES
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BLUE ELEPHANTS BY JANE NEWBERRY
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DEATH OF A SPERM WHALE
BY COLIN IAN JEFFERY
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WISLEY BY BEE TRAVERS
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WE PLANTED THE TREES TODAY
BY PATRICK GORDON DUFF-PENNINGTON
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SWAN BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
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TORTOISE BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
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ELEPHANT BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
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UNFAIR GAME BY VIRGINIA MCKENNA OBE
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P IS FOR PANGOLIN BY VIRGINIA MCKENNA OBE
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THE BEAUTIFUL ALPHABET (PART 1) BY RICHARD BONFIELD
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THE BEAUTIFUL ALPHABET (PART 2) BY RICHARD BONFIELD
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CHESSINGTON LEAF WARBLERS BY JOHN TUTON JACKSON
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THE TYGER BY WILLIAM BLAKE
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ASYLUM SEEKERS BY BEE TRAVERS
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CHESSINGTON LEAF WARBLERS AUTUMN SEQUEL BY JOHN TUTON JACKSON
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PANTHERA LEO BY JANE NEWBERRY
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