The book "A tree with a bird inside: a symposium of modern American poets about the view of a pear tree on which a grackle sat" by Margaret Widdemer is a collection of poems that unites the work of the best poets of the United States. Well-known authors consider in detail the image of a pear tree, on which a bird, a grackle, is embodied in a symbolic context. Each poem in this book is a miniature masterpiece that reflects the inner world of poets and their perception of the world around them through the image of nature. The collection demonstrates various approaches and styles in the work of contemporary American poets and inspires the reader to new thoughts about the nature and art of the word.