Mary Oliver - Wikipedia
Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild.
10 of the Best Mary Oliver Poems Everyone Should Read
The work of the American poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019) has perhaps not received as much attention from critics as she deserves, yet it’s been estimated that she was the bestselling poet in the United States at the time of her death.
Mary Oliver | The Poetry Foundation
Mary Oliver was an “indefatigable guide to the natural world,” wrote Maxine Kumin in the Women’s Review of Books, “particularly to its lesser-known aspects.” Oliver’s poetry focused on the quiet of occurrences of nature: industrious hummingbirds, egrets, motionless ponds, “lean owls / hunkering with their lamp-eyes.”
Mary Oliver | Biography, Nature Poet, Pulitzer Prize, Wild Geese ...
2024年11月25日 · Mary Oliver (born September 10, 1935, Maple Heights, Ohio, U.S.—died January 17, 2019, Hobe Sound, Florida) was an American poet whose work reflects a deep communion with the natural world as well as a belief that poetry “mustn’t be fancy.”
Bio / Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver is one of America’s most significant and best-selling poets. Born in 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Maple Heights, Mary Oliver passed away on January 17, 2019.
Mary Oliver, a Poet Whose Simple Turns of Phrase Held Mass …
2019年1月18日 · Mary Oliver’s instructions for living were simple: “Pay attention. / Be astonished. / Tell about it.” The 83-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, who died at her Florida home on...
About Mary Oliver - Academy of American Poets
Oliver, who cited Walt Whitman as an influence, is best known for her awe-filled, often hopeful, reflections on and observations of nature.
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver was an award-winning American poet with fans throughout the world. In addition to her numerous literary prizes, as noted by the New York Times, Oliver was “far and away, this country’s best-selling poet.”
Mary Oliver – Women Writers
Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was an American poet known for her profound observations of the natural world and her contemplative and lyrical style of writing. Mary Oliver was born on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, Ohio. She grew up in a suburban environment, but she found solace and inspiration in the nearby woods and fields.
Mary Oliver | Young Writers Project
This month's featured poet is Mary Oliver (1935-2019) whose prize-winning poetry explored and revealed the natural world, focusing on the quiet and often hidden aspects of nature. [Photo credit: Poetry Foundation © Rachel Giese Brown]