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About Mary Oliver
American poet
Mary Oliver was an American poet whose work reached wide audiences, and who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. She is known for poetry shaped by close attention to the natural world. Her writing draws much of its force from nature, solitary walks, and a lasting sense of wonder. It is marked by vivid images, spiritual feeling, and plain language, qualities that made her one of the best-selling poets in American history.
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- “You have to be in the world to understand what the spiritual is about, and you have to be spiritual in order…”Mary Oliver
- “One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear.”Mary Oliver
- “Things take the time they take.Don't worry.How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augus…”Mary Oliver
- “I learned from Whitman that the poem is a temple--or a green field--a place to enter, and in which to feel.”Mary Oliver
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Books by Mary Oliver
Poems
1992
Dog Songs
2014
A thousand mornings
2012
Blue horses
2014
Devotions
2017