TY - BOOK AU - Oliver,Mary TI - Owls and other fantasies: poems and essays SN - 0807068683 (acidfree paper) PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - Beacon Press KW - Birds KW - Poetry N1 - Wild Geese -- The Dipper -- Spring -- Goldfinches -- Such Singing in the Wild Branches -- The Swan -- Owls -- June Hawk -- The Kingfisher -- Herons in Winter in the Frozen Marsh -- Yes! No! -- Hummingbirds -- The Kookaburras -- The Loon on Oak-Head Pond -- While I am Writing a Poem -- Catbird -- Little Owl Who Lives in the Orchard -- Birds -- Wrens -- Some Herons -- September -- Every Morning the Crow -- White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field -- Starlings in Winter -- I Looked Up -- Long Afternoon as the Edge of Little Sister Pond -- Afterword -- Backyard N2 - A collection of poetry and essays celebrates the birds that have played an important role in the author's life, including the owl, goldfinch, swan, hummingbird, and loon ER -