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    Growing Old Together: And Other Poems
    Growing Old Together: And Other Poems
    Growing Old Together: And Other Poems
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    Growing Old Together: And Other Poems

    By Robert W. Nero

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    Naturalist, ornithologist, avocational archaeologist and poet, Winnipegs Dr. Robert W. Nero has authored nine books dealing with his amazing spectrum of interests. Growing Old Together is the newest collection of poetry by this gifted writer, revealing his sensitivity and keen observation of the natural world.

    In his frequently passionate poetry Nero pays tribute to his wife, Ruth, who has, over many years, encouraged Bob to write and to pursue his outdoor interests – all the while sharing him with "Lady Grayl," the great gray owl he found injured and starving in 1984. From that time on, Lady Grayl toured with Bob Nero to raise funds for numerous environmental projects and to educate thousands of children and adults about conservation. This remarkable association ended in October of 2005 with the passing of Lady Grayl at age 21.5. It is fitting that Manitoba Day 2005 honoured the Great Gray Owl, the official provincial bird – and, yes, Lady Grayl was involved.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDundurn
    Release dateNov 29, 2005
    ISBN9781770706453
    Growing Old Together: And Other Poems
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    Robert W. Nero

    A well-known scientist and educator with numerous natural history publications to his credit, Robert W. Nero has attracted attention in recent years through published collections of his poetry. Woman By the Shore, The Mulch Pile and Spring Again firmly established Bob Nero's standing in the field of poetry.

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      Growing Old Together - Robert W. Nero

      Growing old together

      And Other Poems

      ALSO BY ROBERT W. NERO

      NON-FICTION

      The Great Gray Owl: Phantom of the Northern Forest,

      Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980

      Redwings, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983

      Owls in North America: Nature Stories for Children

      (Canadian Album Series)

      (with Aleta Karstad & Frederick W. Schueler), Hyperion Press, 1987

      Lady Grayl: Owl With a Mission, Natural Heritage Books, 1994

      The Site: A Personal Odyssey, Natural Heritage Books, 2001

      POETRY

      Woman By the Shore and Other Poems:

      A Tribute to Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, Natural Heritage Books, 1990

      The Mulch Pile and Other Poems, Natural Heritage Books, 1993

      Spring Again and Other Poems, Natural Heritage Books, 1997

      Growing old together and Other Poems, Natural Heritage Books, 2005

      Growing old together

      And Other Poems

      Robert W. Nero

      NATURAL HERITAGE BOOKS

      TORONTO

      Copyright © 2005 by Robert W. Nero

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book, with the exception of brief extracts for the purpose of literary or scholarly review, may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publisher.

      Published by Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc.

      P.O. Box 95, Station O, Toronto, Ontario M4A 2M8

      www.naturalheritagebooks.com

      All visuals are from the author’s collection unless otherwise identified.

      Cover design by Neil Thorne

      Text design by Blanche Hamill, Norton Hamill Design

      Edited by Jane Gibson

      Printed and bound in Canada by Hignell Book Printing

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Nero, Robert W., 1922-

      Growing old together : and other poems / Robert W. Nero.

      ISBN 1-897045-11-5

      I. Title.

      PS8577.E58G76 2005       C811’.54       C2005-905480-8

      Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc. acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program. We acknowledge the support of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) and the Association for the Export of Canadian Books.

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