Evidence(Reprint) Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 88 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6905-9, ISBN: 0-8070-6905-1
"Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image lie in unadorned language, Mary Oliver offers us poems of arresting beauty that reflect on the power of love and the great gifts of the natural world. Inspired by the familiar lines from William Wordsworth, “To me the meanest flower that blows can give / Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears,” she uncovers the evidence presented to u ..."
1(Reprint) New and Selected Poems, Volume One von MaryOliver Paperback, 272 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2004 von Beacon Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6877-9, ISBN: 0-8070-6877-2
"Strikingly redesigned to accompany the publication of New and Selected Poems, Volume Two When New and Selected Poems, Volume One was originally published in 1992, Mary Oliver was awarded the National Book Award. In the fourteen years since its initial appearance it has become one of the best-selling volumes of poetry in the country. This collection features thirty poems published only in this volume as well as selections from the poet's ..."
Rules for the Dance(1st Edition) A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse von MaryOliver Paperback, 208 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-395-85086-2, ISBN: 0-395-85086-X
"Just as dancing is "the art of moving in accord with a pattern," says Mary Oliver, so is writing metrical verse. "One sorts out the pattern, one relies on it, and relaxes from effort to pleasure." The rules (concerning rhyme, line length, and pattern) are made if not to be deliberately flouted, then at least to be toyed with. Oliver claims to have written this book for both writers and readers of metrical verse, but it is an odd s ..."
Swan Poems and Prose Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6914-1, ISBN: 0-8070-6914-0
"“Joy is not made to be a crumb,” writes Mary Oliver, and certainly joy abounds in her new book of poetry and prose poems. Swan, her twentieth volume, shows us that, though we may be “made out of the dust of stars,” we are of the world she captures here so vividly. Swan is Oliver’s tribute to “the mortal way” of desiring and living in the world, to which the poet is renowned for having always been “totally loyal.”"
Thirst(1st Edition) Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 88 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6897-7, ISBN: 0-8070-6897-7
"Now in paperback: the national bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet "To read Thirst, Mary Oliver's most recent book of poems, is to feel gratitude for the simple fact of being alive." âAngela O'Donnell, America Magazine Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from Pulitzer Prize–winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet's work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over forty ..."
A Poetry Handbook(1st Edition) von MaryOliver Paperback, 130 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-672400-5, ISBN: 0-15-672400-6
"This slender guide by Mary Oliver deserves a place on the shelves of any budding poet. In clear, accessible prose, Oliver (winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for poetry) arms the reader with an understanding of the technical aspects of poetry writing. Her lessons on sound, line (length, meter, breaks), poetic forms (and lack thereof), tone, imagery, and revision are illustrated by a handful of wonderful poems ..."
White Pine(1st Edition) Poems and Prose Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 72 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-600120-5, ISBN: 0-15-600120-9
"In her first collection since winning the National Book Award in 1993, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the delight of writing, of the value of silence. “[Her] poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring” (New York Times)."
"Mary Oliver Robert Atwan. i Garret Keizer is the ... His work has appeared in The
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2002, The Best American Poetry 2005
, and The Best American Essays 200 7. ... He graduated from Pomona College
and received a Ph.D. in English literature from Princeton University. He is the ...
She has an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Iowa, and her essays
..."
Dog Songs(Reprint) Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 144 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-312583-9, ISBN: 0-14-312583-4
"The popularity of Dog Songs feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming The Boston Globe Mary Oliver s Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog as understood through the poet s relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks warmed her home and inspired her work Oliver s poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers but through her extraordinary ..."
Evidence(1st Edition) Poems von MaryOliver Hardcover, 88 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6898-4, ISBN: 0-8070-6898-5
"Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image lie in unadorned language, Mary Oliver offers us poems of arresting beauty that reflect on the power of love and the great gifts of the natural world. Inspired by the familiar lines from William Wordsworth, “To me the meanest flower that blows can give / Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears,” she uncovers the evidence presented to u ..."
New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2(1st Edition) von MaryOliver Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Beacon Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6887-8, ISBN: 0-8070-6887-X
"Mary Oliver has been writing poetry for nearly five decades, and in that time she has become America's foremost poetic voice on our experience of the physical world. This collection presents forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-along with works chosen by Oliver from isx of the books she has published since New and Selected Poems, Volume One."
House of Light von MaryOliver Paperback, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1992 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6811-3, ISBN: 0-8070-6811-X
"Winner of a 1991 Christopher AwardWinner of the 1991 Boston Globe Lawrence L. Winship Book AwardThis collection of poems by Mary Oliver once again invites the reader to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of natural and spiritual luminosity. "Oliver's poems are thoroughly convincingâas genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring."-The New York Times Book Review"
"Recounts how a jolly toymaker named Claus is selected by the elves to live with them at the North Pole and deliver presents every Christmas to the children of the world."
Blue Horses Poems von MaryOliver 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2014 von Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-698-17004-9, ISBN: 0-698-17004-0
"In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature."
A Thousand Mornings(Reprint) Poems von MaryOliver Paperback, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-312405-4, ISBN: 0-14-312405-6
" The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from celebrated poet Mary Oliver In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explo ..."
House of Light von MaryOliver 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-9539-3, ISBN: 0-8070-9539-7
"Mary Oliver. THE KINGFISHER The kingfisher rises out of the black wave like a
blue flower, in his beak he carries a silver ... its broken red river, and with a rough
and easy cry I couldn't rouse out of my thoughtful body if my life depended on it, ..."
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures(Reprint) Poems and Essays von MaryOliver Paperback, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Beacon Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6885-4, ISBN: 0-8070-6885-3
"The Truro Bear and Other Adventures, a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of Oliver's classic poems, and two essays all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. The award-winning poet considers beasts of all kinds: bears, snakes, spiders, porcupines, humpback whales, hermit crabs, and, of course, her beloved but disobedient little dog, Percy."
Swan(1st Edition) Poems and Prose Poems von MaryOliver Hardcover, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6899-1, ISBN: 0-8070-6899-3
"“Joy is not made to be a crumb,” writes Mary Oliver, and certainly joy abounds in her new book of poetry and prose poems. Swan, her twentieth volume, shows us that, though we may be “made out of the dust of stars,” we are of the world she captures here so vividly: the acorn that hides within it an entire tree; the wings of the swan like the stretching light of the river; the frogs singing in the shallows; the mockingbird dancing in air. ..."
Evidence Poems von MaryOliver Hardcover, 74 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-9744-1, ISBN: 0-8070-9744-6
"Inspired by the familiar lines from William Wordsworth, "To me the meanest flower that blows can give / Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears," she uncovers the evidence presented to us daily by nature, in rivers and stones, willows ..."