Rural Poetry

This audio edition is read by the author and was recorded in a remote studio in Shetland. 'Storm Pegs perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering From the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the...

Spoon River Anthology is a collection of poems that describe life - and death - in a small town. Each poem is a monologue delivered by a resident of Spoon River, describing events in their lives, and the circumstances that led to their occasionally untimely end. Edgar Lee Masters wrote this theatrical masterpiece to highlight the typical small town. The fascinating characters and realistic imagery make it easy to see why this is an American classic.

Virgil's Georgics ranks as one of the most precious pastoral poems ever written, and it has served as a model for its type ever since. Georgics means "of or relating to agriculture or rural life" and it comes from the Greek word, "georgicus". Virgil's main theme in this, his second great work after The Eclogues, was the importance of peace both in the spiritual and physical sense.

Welcome to Quiet Life — a heartfelt collection of poems capturing the beauty, simplicity, and quiet strength of rural living in America. These verses were written not from a bustling city café or under artificial lights, but from the deep stillness of golden fields, rocking chairs on wooden porches, and the quiet joy of sunrise over a tilled garden. Whether you’ve lived the rural life or simply long for it, each poem invites you to pause, breathe, and rediscover the peace that comes from slow living, honest work, and the comfort of home. Let the pages take you back to a place where ...

Life is linear, memories aren’t. Cinder Block Houses is a collection of five short stories of growing up among the manzanita, pine, trailer parks and cinder block houses of Tuolumne County. Contains the stories: Beyond the Sky, Cat Box, Zodiac Sign: Ford Taurus, Baby Jesus Eyes and Uncle Jimmy’s Shotgun

Welcome to the farm… where the cows have opinions, the chores never end, and the humans are only slightly more sensible than the livestock. In this hilarious collection of poems and short stories, Reginald Overhouse serves up a heaping helping of rural mischief, barnyard blunders, and laugh-out-loud lessons in what not to do on a farm. Whether it's chasing runaway chickens, surviving eccentric neighbors, or discovering the hard way that goats are not to be trusted—these tales bring the charm of country life with a big ol’ wink. Perfect for fans of: Humorous farm memoirs Whimsical ...

Laugh Loud. Cringe Quietly. Relate Entirely. From unexpected blunders to gloriously botched good intentions, Folly of Fools Volume II delivers another round of laugh-out-loud poetry and short stories that find the hilarity in everyday life. Whether it's a man narrowly surviving Valentine's Day (with fishing gear involved), a promotion speech gone terribly wrong, or a father navigating the treacherous waters of bedtime questions, this collection is packed with sharp wit, heartfelt chuckles, and all-too-familiar moments. Author Reginald Overhouse invites you back into his world of lovable ...

In this song-like collection of 50 short poems inspired by rural Prince Edward Island, Canada, Roderick MacDonald elevates the commonplace and simple in entertaining and thoughtful verse. Through his poetry, MacDonald invites the listener to accompany him on a gentle walk through the changing seasons on his beloved island. His words evoke the beach: sand under foot, lapping waves, and spectacular sunsets anointing abandoned old lighthouses.