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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.
More from Mary Oliver (131 quotes) →Keep reading Mary Oliver
- “The poet dreams of the mountainSometimes I grow weary of the days, with all their fits and starts.I want to c…”Mary Oliver
- “Poem (the spirit likes to dress up) The spirit likes to dress up like this: ten fingers, ten toes,shoulders,…”Mary Oliver
- “Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it began as did all the fine arts, within the original wilderness of t…”Mary Oliver
- “the stars began to burnthrough the sheets of clouds,and there was a new voicewhich you slowlyrecognized as yo…”Mary Oliver
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- “People are perfectly glad to accept the idea that dogs love us, so they must be able to love each other.”Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- “My advice to anybody, including myself, is if you're going through a bad period, and you just can't see the w…”W. Bruce Cameron
- “Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulde…”Stokely Carmichael
Listening: more sayings
- “When you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening.”David Sedaris
- “The head-banging music gives me a headache. Katy Perry is fun, Rihanna, old-school '90s hip-hop. Salt-N-Pepa.…”Alex Morgan
- “Especially on social media, if someone says something nasty that hits home with you, it can really just eat a…”Mat Fraser
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Books by Mary Oliver
Poems
1992
Dog Songs
2014
A thousand mornings
2012
Blue horses
2014
Devotions
2017