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Wild and precious: A celebration of mary oliver
By Mary Oliver. 2023
A celebration of the beloved, award-winning poet Mary Oliver, narrated by actress and activist Sophia Bush featuring selections from the…
late poet's work, in her own voice, plus a tapestry of complementary voices reflecting on Oliver's legacy. Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver is a first of its kind audio commemoration of one of the greatest poets in modern history. Actress and activist Sophia Bush guides listeners on a journey of contemplation and discovery into the artistry of Mary Oliver as remembered by many who were most greatly impacted by it. For the first time, Oliver's Bennington College students open up about what it was like to have her for a teacher, friends and neighbors recall her love of place and nature, multi-faith leaders contemplate her spiritual lessons, and high-profile artists and fans like Carmen Maria Machado, Ross Gay, and Rainn Wilson, among others, reflect on the profound influence of her poetry on their own work and lives. Wild and Precious features over 30 poems (including "The Summer Day," "When Death Comes," and "In Blackwater Woods") alongside abiding admiration for Oliver's craft and sheds new light on one of the greatest poets and writers in modern history. The result is a tapestry of sound that weaves together recollections of first-hand accounts with the poet, readings of her poetry by contributors and by Oliver herself, and personal testimonials—both heart-wrenching and joyful—of Oliver's imprint on American culture. A meditative trek deep into the heart of Mary Oliver's legacy, Wild and Precious is a perfect entry for poetry newcomers and a must-listen for fans. Contributors include: actress and activist Sophia Bush, chef Samin Nosrat, poet Ross Gay, writer Carmen Maria Machado, actress Busy Philipps, writer and actor Rainn Wilson, and memoirist Claire Bidwell SmithAt blackwater pond: Mary oliver reads mary oliver
By Mary Oliver. 2019
Mary Oliver has published twenty-one volumes of poetry and six books of prose in the span of five decades, but…
she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. With At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver gives her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work. In this audio, she has recorded forty of her favorite poems, spanning her career from Dream Work through New and Selected Poems, Volume Two. "One of the astonishing aspects of Oliver's work is the consistency of tone over this long period. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets."—Stephen Dobyns, New York Times Book ReviewWhite pine: poems and prose poems
By Mary Oliver. 1994
Forty poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Subjects pertaining to nature feature prominently in such poems as "Hummingbirds," "Blue Heron,"…
"Deer in the Meadow," "I Found a Dead Fox," "In Blackwater Woods," "Williams Creek," "Beside the Waterfall," "At the Lake," "I Looked Up," and "White Pine."West wind: poems and prose poems
By Mary Oliver. 1997
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award presents forty pieces. In "Seven White Butterflies," "Pilot Snake," "Sand…
Dabs, Three," and "Black Snake This Time," among others, Oliver celebrates particular features of nature. In other selections, she ponders love and death while encouraging appreciation of the natural worldDog Songs: thirty-five dog songs and one essay
By Mary Oliver. 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet illustrates her love of all dogs while focusing on the numerous dogs that have enriched her own…
life. Many poems use the pets' voices, others include conversations between Oliver and a canine friend. Bestseller. 2013Felicity: Poems
By Mary Oliver. 2016
Collection of poems from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. In this volume, Oliver explores what it means to love another…
person, as well as the strangeness and wonder of human connection. Includes, among many others, "Don't Worry," "The First Day," and "What This Is Not."2015Olive and Mary Anne
By James T Farrell. 1977
American primitive: poems
By Mary Oliver. 1983
The 1984 Pulitzer Prize Winner of Poetry brings an observant eye, freshness to the perennial, and consistent lyricism to her…
poems. Oliver celebrates inexhaustible life, is alert to every slight and unexpected beauty in the wild, but also depicts death and violence. 'Egrets,' 'Clapp's Pond,' and 'The Honey Tree' are but a few examples of her unique artBlue horses: Poems
By Mary Oliver. 2022
In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing…
with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence. Whether considering a bird’s nest, the seeming patience of oak trees, or the artworks of Franz Marc, Oliver reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments. At its heart, Blue Horses asks what it means to truly belong to this world, to live in it attuned to all its changes. Humorous, gentle, and always honest, Oliver is a visionary of the natural worldNew and selected poems: v. 1
By Mary Oliver. 1992
The author of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning American Primitive (DB 21493) was honored with the National Book Award for this…
volume containing poems written over nearly three decades. Oliver's poems frequently question how to love this world. Although most pay tribute to nature, some investigate human existence, expressing the need to experience life so that one does not "end up simply having visited this world."Blue horses: poems
By Mary Oliver. 2014
New and selected poems: v. 2
By Mary Oliver. 2005
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner presents forty-two unpublished poems and sixty-nine selections from six of her past eight…
volumes. Her poem "Why I Wake Early," from the book of the same title, celebrates the start of a new day. Sequel to New and Selected Poems (DB 35781). 2005The best American essays, 2009 (Best America series)
By Mary Oliver, Robert Atwan. 2009
Collection of twenty-two essays selected by editor Oliver, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Dog Songs (DB 77665). Includes "The…
Mansion: A Subprime Parable" by Michael Lewis, author of Flash Boys (DB 78574), about returning to his childhood home of New Orleans. 2009Upstream: selected essays
By Mary Oliver. 2016
In this collection of essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Oliver reflects with astonishment and admiration on her relationship to the natural…
world and to the craft of writing. She contemplates topics such as the pleasure of artistic labor, finding solace in the woods, and more. 2016Devotions: the selected poems of Mary Oliver
By Mary Oliver. 2017
Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for…
the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country's best selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years. Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. 2017. From Felicity -- I wake close to morning -- This morning -- The world I live in -- Whistling swans -- Storage -- For Tom Shaw S.S.J.E. I know someone -- That little beast -- The pond -- I have just said -- The gift -- From blue horses -- After reading Lucretius, I go to the pond -- I don't want to be demure or respectable -- Stebbin's gulch -- Franz Marc's blue horses -- On meditating, sort of -- Lonliness -- Do stones feel? -- Drifting -- Blueberries -- The vulture's wings -- What gorgeous thing -- From dog songs -- The storm -- Percy (one) -- Little dog's rhapsody in the night Percy (nine) -- Benjamin, who came from who knows where -- The dog has run off again -- Bazougey -- Her grave -- The poetry teacher -- The first time Percy came back -- From a thousand mornings -- I go down to the shore -- I happened to be standing -- Three things to remember -- Lines written in the days of growing darkness -- An old story -- The instant -- Tides -- The poet compares human nature to the ocean from which we came -- Life story -- Varanasi -- From swan -- I worried -- I own a house -- Don't hesitate -- Swan -- Passing the unworked field -- How I go to the woods -- On the beach -- From evidence -- Violets -- We shake with joy -- It was early -- With thanks to the field sparrow, whose voice is so delicate and humble -- A lesson from James Wright -- Almost a conversation -- To begin with, the sweet grass -- Evidence -- Prayer -- Mysteries, yes -- At the river Clarion -- From the Truro bear and other adventures -- The other kingdoms -- The gift -- Coyote in the dark, coyotes remembered -- From red bird -- Night herons -- Mornings at Blackwater -- The orchard -- Sometimes -- invitation -- From this river, when I was a child, I used to drink -- We should be well prepared -- Meadowlark sings and I greet him in return -- Of the empire -- Red -- Night and the river -- Self-portrait -- With the blackest of Inks -- From thirst -- When I am among the trees -- When the roses speak, I pay attention -- Six recognitions of the Lord -- Gethsemane -- The poet thinks about the donkey -- Praying -- Doesn't every poet write a poem about unrequited love? -- On thy wondrous works I will meditate The chat -- Thirst -- From new and selected poems: volume two -- Hum -- Lead -- Oxygen -- White heron rises over Blackwater -- Honey Locust -- Song for autumn -- Fireflies -- The poet with his face in his hands -- Wild, wild -- North country -- Terns From blue iris -- Just lying on the grass at Blackwater -- Sea leaves -- Morning at Blackwater -- How would you live then? -- How the grass and the flowers came to exist, a god-tale -- From why I wake early -- Why I wake early -- Spring at Blackwater: I go through the lessons already learned -- Mindful -- Lingering in happiness -- Daisies -- Goldenrod, late fall -- The old poets of China -- Logos -- Snow geese -- At black river -- Beans -- The arrowhead -- Where does the temple begin, where does it end? -- From long life -- Just as the calendar began to say summer -- Can you imagine? -- Softest of mornings -- Carrying the snake to the garden -- From owls and other fantasies -- The dipper -- Spring -- While I am writing a poem to celebrate summer, the meadowlark begins to sing -- Catbird -- Backyard -- From what do we know? -- Summer poem -- The loon -- Winter at Herring Cove -- Mink -- Blue iris -- You are standi