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Author | Sean Borodale |
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Country | England |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry, beekeeping |
Published | 2012 (Jonathan Cape) |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 90 |
ISBN | 9780224097215 |
OCLC | 941596131 |
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.
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]