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Due to Mary Oliver’s lyrical, private, and sensitive poems, many of which utilize nature as a lens to explore the range of human emotions, from love and joy to grief and despair, Mary Oliver has become a favorite among poetry lovers of all ages. The finest Mary Oliver poems advise us to stop and take a breath, to savor the moment, and to never take anything for granted.

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This piece was first published in her National Book Award-winning collection, New and Selected Poems (1992). She also included this memorable poem in her last collection, Devotions (2017).The opening lines welcome readers to visit her abode: the woods near one pond, where the hardening barks give off the rich fragrance of cinnamon. After reading the following lines from the poem, we can easily create a mental image of the landscape: Helgeson, Mariah (February 16, 2015). "Mary Oliver's Cancer Poem". On Being . Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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On a visit to Austerlitz in the late 1950s, Oliver met photographer Molly Malone Cook, who would become her partner for over forty years. [4] In Our World, a book of Cook's photos and journal excerpts Oliver compiled after Cook's death, Oliver writes, "I took one look [at Cook] and fell, hook and tumble." Cook was Oliver's literary agent. They made their home largely in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where they lived until Cook's death in 2005, and where Oliver continued to live [10] until relocating to Florida. [15] Of Provincetown, she recalled, "I too fell in love with the town, that marvelous convergence of land and water; Mediterranean light; fishermen who made their living by hard and difficult work from frighteningly small boats; and, both residents and sometime visitors, the many artists and writers.[...] M. and I decided to stay." [4] Bond, Diane. "The Language of Nature in the Poetry of Mary Oliver." Womens Studies 21:1 (1992), p.1. Then, she continues to describe a grasshopper, its tiny, little movements, and how it eats sugar out of her hands. a b c d e f g h i j k Mary Oliver's bio at publisher Beacon Press (note that original link is dead; see version archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20090508075809/http://www.beacon.org/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=1299; retrieved October 19, 2015). In 2011, I was a poet who had stopped writing poetry. Although writing had long been a trusted friend, holding my hand as I remembered being sexually abused as a child, writing also seemed to hold me in place, to mire me in pain.

Apart from these poems in our list of top 10 Mary Oliver tries, her other best-known poems include: James Wright is my favorite Ohio poet. His perfect book is The Branch Will Not Break, his next book We Shall Gather at the River. Mary Oliver is my second favorite Ohio poet. Her perfect book is American Primitive, her next book is this book: Dreamwork. a b " "Poetry: Past winners & finalists by category". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 8, 2012. The Journey' is a poem that focuses on the need to leave behind what is bad and wrong and harmful and start out on a new path. It has become a popular poem for those seeking guidance and strength in their lives. Mary Oliver’s life is an example, and a lifeline, that will continue to show us that there just might be.

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Oliver, Mary." American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present, Anne Becher, and Joseph Richey, Grey House Publishing, 2nd edition, 2008. Credo Reference.It’s one of Mary Oliver’s winter poems. “White-Eyes” is an intelligent, yet simple poem about the wintry wind. The speaker imagines it to be a white-feathered bird, which calls the clouds from the north. Then, it begins to snow and the wind-bird sleeps. The poems first appeared in the October-November 2002 issue of Poetry. Read this beautiful snowy piece below: