Bee Journal is a 2012 poetry collection by Sean Borodale. It is written in the form of a journal and follows one colony for around one year, from the initial formation of the hive to the capture of a swarm.
 First edition | |
| Author | Sean Borodale |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry, beekeeping |
| Published | 2012 (Jonathan Cape) |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 90 |
| ISBN | 9780224097215 |
| OCLC | 941596131 |
Reception edit
A review in The Daily Telegraph of Bee Journal described it as "the most beautiful expression of what it is like to live with bees that you could hope to find.".[1] Granta compared it to The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck.[2] It has also been reviewed by Varsity.[3]
Bee Journal was shortlisted for the 2012 T S Eliot Prize,[4] and the 2012 Costa Poetry Award.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ian Douglas (11 July 2012). "The Urban Beekeeper and Bee Journal: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Gillian Clarke (15 May 2012). "Two Poems: Sean Borodale". Granta. No. 119. Sigrid Rausing. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Like Maurice Maeterlinck's prose work, The Life of the Bee, this is bee-science as literature, nature poetry at its best.
- ^ Giles Pitts (4 December 2012). "Poetry: Sean Borodale - Bee Journal". Varsity. Varsity Publications Ltd. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
This is a meditative, attentive and beautiful debut collection...
- ^ Alison Flood (24 October 2011). "TS Eliot prize for poetry announces 'fresh, bold' shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Costa (Formerly Whitbread) Book Awards: Shortlist 1995 - Present" (PDF). costa.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.[permanent dead link]