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New and Selected Poems

Volume One

By Mary Oliver

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| Paperback | 9780807068779

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Strikingly redesigned to accompany the publication of New and Selected Poems, Volume Two

Praise for the poetry of Mary Oliver:

"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 increaseContinue

Strikingly redesigned to accompany the publication of New and Selected Poems, Volume Two

Praise for the poetry of Mary Oliver:

"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 . . . There is no complaint in Ms. Oliver"s poetry, no whining, but neither is there the sense that life is in any way easy . . . These poems sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward."
—Stephen Dobyns, New York Times Book Review

"Mary Oliver"s poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations."
—Stanley Kunitz

"One would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Oliver"s lyricism or radical purification and her unappeasable mania for signs and wonders."
—David Barber, Poetry

"I have always thought of poems as my companions—and like companions, they accompany you wherever the journey (or the afternoon) might lead . . . My most recent companion has been Mary Oliver"s The Leaf and the Cloud . . . It"s a brilliant meditation, a walk through the natural world with one of our preeminent contemporary poets."
—Rita Dove, Washington Post

Critics

  • Of the Perfect, Stone-Hard Beauty of Everything

    New and Selected Poems, Volume 2 by Mary Oliver Reviewed by Doug Brown Powells.com Perhaps I'm the last person on earth to discover the marvelous poems of Mary Oliver, but just in case there is one other person out there who hasn't, here's a glowing ... (read full critics)

    powells published on Sat, 7 May 2011

  • New and Selected Poems, Volume One

    Review-a-Day Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Voice your opinion about this review by posting a comment on the Powells.com blog New and Selected Poems, Volume One by Mary Oliver Of the Perfect, Stone-Hard Beauty of Everything A review by Doug Brown Perhaps I ... (read full critics)

    powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 272 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0807068772
  • ISBN-13: 9780807068779
  • Publisher: Beacon Press
  • Pub date: Apr 15, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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