About this title: Here, as-yet-uncollected poems by the 1983 Pulitzer prize-winng poet open the collection, which proceeds backward through a 30-year selection of her verse. Incorporating both natural and domestic imagery, Oliver's even voice summons the spiritual into her own backyard. This volume was awarded the 1992 National Book Award.
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Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, corner bump, reading crease to rear cover, some light scratches to the covers, and other light shopwear. This volume was a 1992 National Book Award Winner for Poetry. Ms. Oliver won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for 1984's American Primitive(20 poems from which are included in this volume. ) read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. 258 page hardcover-all poetry. Dust jacket is bright, crisp and clean and has the National Book Award gold seal on the front. Green cloth and board exterior w/title in gold on spine. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. read more
Description: Fine. 0807068187 Excellent condition, looks brand new. Both hardcovers and dust jacket are FINE, showing NO discernible wear. Pages are pristine, NO highlighting or markings in text. Overall condition of this book is LIKE NEW. Shipping same day. 100% guarantee. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. There is a small whiteout on the 1st page. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Fair. 0807068195 Books in acceptable condition may show significant wear and may have lots of writing/underlining. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Description: Fair. 0807068195 Books in acceptable condition may show significant wear and may have lots of writing/underlining. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780807068199ISBN:0807068195
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 255 p. Audience: General/trade. Used trade paperback edition. Book = VG condition read more
"Mary Oliver's Pulitzer-Prize winning poetry captures the remote sense of mystery and appreciation of the natural world characteristic of the Unitarian Universalist perspective. She is the rare poet who can use nature imagery to capture the raw pain and beauty of engaging fully in the moment - the perfection of the world, the fragility of life. "Yet under reason burns a brighter fire, which the bones have always preferred." - (from The Black Snake)"
"Just saw her read on Tuesday night at Smith College, after missing her at Bryn Mawr in 1996. So much has changed since my freshman year in college, but I'm still hushed by her poems and they remain the greatest comfort on the subway."
"This was my first book of poetry by Mary Oliver - who has grown to be among my most very favorite poets. Some classics in this collection (most of which are from previously published collections going back to American Primitive) - and each of these has stood up to the test of multiple readings over decades of reading poetry - are: " When Death Comes " Rice " Hummingbird Pauses at Trumpet Vine " The Buddha's Last Instruction " The Swan " The Summer Day " Maybe (perhaps my most favorite poem about Jesus) " White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field " Rage " Wild Geese (I first heard this poem recited aloud from memory by David Whyte) " The Journey
Yes, she is the best-selling American poet of all time. This is one of those rare cases where the sum of the extraordinary popularity of the poet plus the widespread general accessibility of the work during her lifetime does not equal celebrity without substance, nor does it indicate reach without depth. She is a most remarkable woman, writer of prose, and poet."
"Beautiful, accessible and real is how I think of Mary Oliver's poems. She has a gift for turning the most basic observations of nature into a lyrical and timeless experience for the reader."
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