Bee Journal

Bee Journal

First edition
Author	Sean Borodale
Language	English
Genre	Poetry, beekeeping
Published	2012 (Jonathan Cape)
Publication place	England
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.

Reception

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

1. Ian Douglas (11 July 2012). "The Urban Beekeeper and Bee Journal: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. 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.
3. 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...
4. Alison Flood (24 October 2011). "TS Eliot prize for poetry announces 'fresh, bold' shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
5. "Costa (Formerly Whitbread) Book Awards: Shortlist 1995 - Present" (PDF). costa.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}