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The Land is a book-length narrative poem by Vita Sackville-West. Published in 1926 by William Heinemann, it is a Georgic celebration of the rural landscape, traditions and history of the Kentish Weald where Sackville-West lived.
Crashed thunder, and the little wainscot shook. And the green garden in the lightning lay. This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on April 3, 2022, by the Academy of American Poets. from “The Land” - That was a spring of storms. They prowled the night;
From “The Land” [Shepherds and stars are quiet with the hills] Load audio player. Vita Sackville-West. 1892 –. 1962. Shepherds and stars are quiet with the hills. There is a bond between the men who go. From youth about the business of the earth, And the earth they serve, their cradle and their grave;
Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer. Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist.
3.86. 57 ratings7 reviews. Vita Sackville-West is known as much for her creation of the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle as for her numerous novels, poems and gardening articles. Written in 1926, The Land is a nostalgic celebration of the Kentish countryside through the seasons. It won the Hawthornden Prize and sold over 100,000 copies.
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May 16, 2024 · Vita Sackville-West (born March 9, 1892, Knole, Kent, England—died June 2, 1962, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent) was an English novelist and poet who wrote chiefly about the Kentish countryside, where she spent most of her life. She was the daughter of the 3rd Baron Sackville and a granddaughter of Pepita, a Spanish dancer, whose story she told in ...
