""I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place"" writes Mary Oliver, ""Yet each has its own force."" Her Long Life: Essays and Other Writings intersperses a few verses among prose ...
American poet Mary Oliver gained many fans from her thought-provoking reflections on both life and nature. Some loathe poetry, while others love it. For us, though, poems provide wisdom ...
US poet Mary Oliver, who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, has died at the age of 83. Her literary executor, Bill Reichblum, said she died from lymphoma cancer at her home ...
Jenna Bush Hager says her December 2024 book club pick is ‘cathartic and beautiful’ This December, Jenna Bush Hager is celebrating the work of one of her favorite poets: Mary Oliver. “I find her ...