“If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger.” – Mary Oliver Mary Oliver, one of my very favorite poets, has already graced us with a wonderful bounty of beautiful poems about the natural world and the joy of being alive in it. In her latest collection, she finally is… Continue reading Felicity by Mary Oliver
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Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
I like to offer up a few of my favorite poems from poetry collections, rather than try to “review” them. I’ve just finished the wonderful Dog Songs, by Mary Oliver, and it’s a bit different from her other collections. She is so good at capturing the joy of quietly observing the natural world around us… Continue reading Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver
It’s hard to review a book of poetry. Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets, and I discovered her work a few years ago by picking up one of her books in a bookstore and opening to random pages and reading her poems. (That’s how I have discovered most every poet that I like.)… Continue reading Blue Horses by Mary Oliver