Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Objects | 1993 | Helen Macdonald | Buy |
| 2 | Shaler’s Fish | 2002 | Helen Macdonald | Buy |
| 3 | Vesper Flights | 2020 | Helen Macdonald | Buy |
Helen Macdonald’s collections span poetry and prose across three decades. Her first two published works were poetry collections: Simple Objects (1993) and Shaler’s Fish (2002), both rooted in her observations of the natural world and informed by her academic work in the history of science.
Vesper Flights (2020) is a collection of essays that confirmed Macdonald’s place among the leading nature writers in the English language. The essays range widely — from the migratory patterns of swifts to encounters with wild boar, from the experience of watching a total eclipse to reflections on nostalgia and belonging. Like H is for Hawk, the collection blends personal narrative with natural history.