![]() ![]() Luminous under the sand that has packed against her skin. Which is a gate through which her life keeps walking so many beautiful pages to choose from.Īcross the shallows and through the rushes She is a most remarkable woman, writer of prose, and poet.Įvery poem in this collection spoke to a different part of me. This is one of those rare cases where the sum of the extraordinary popularity of the poet plus the widespread general accessibility of the work during her lifetime does not equal celebrity without substance, nor does it indicate reach without depth. Yes, she is the best-selling American poet of all time. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Hardcover 10 October 2017 by Mary Oliver (Author) 4,880 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 37.70 2 Used from 28.17 11 New from 37.10 Paperback 24.91 1 Used from 23.05 12 New from 24. Wild Geese (I first heard this poem recited aloud from memory by David Whyte).White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field.Maybe (perhaps my most favorite poem about Jesus). ![]() Some classics in this collection (most of which are from previously published collections going back to American Primitive) - and each of these has stood up to the test of multiple readings over decades of reading poetry - are: This was my first book of poetry by Mary Oliver - who has grown to be among my most very favorite poets. ![]()
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