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Red Bird: Poems9 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2008

Red Bird
Some typical and upbeat poetry. But, felt some contents were a little less than author's usual standard. That the collection of work was stretched to fill the necessary pages to complete such a book. Several inclusions were not ones which would normally be expected in such an author's work. Blurb cleverly overwrote this ... Talking up the variety of work as though it was an extended ... 		  
  







  
  
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2008

From a poet who teaches us the beauty and magic of the natural world comes a reminder that this world includes "the creatures, with their / thick fur, their shy and wordless gaze. Their / infallible sense of what their lives / are meant to be." In The Truro Bear and Other Adventures, Mary Oliver brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of her classic poems, and two essays, all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. The award-winning poet ... 		  
  







  
  
New and Selected Poems, Volume Two26 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2007

Mary Oliver is magical
I have about 5 of her poetry books. I feel that her poetry has gotten more and more beautiful over time, and believe that this collection is better than Volume 1. Mary Oliver is definitely my favorite poet - much of her writing is about a thirst for growth and spirituality, and finding peace in nature and love (friendships and relationships). I have given this book to a number of friends, who ... 		  
  







  
  
Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, A Daughter's Return7 reviews
Mary Ellen Geist

Springboard Press, 2008

a book I can whole-heartedly recommend
About a year ago, I was exploring a relatively undiscovered island paradise in the South China Sea when I received a call telling me my father (age 92) and his wife (86) had been in an accident and both were in the hospital. As the only child, I naturally said I'd be there (rural western Michigan - more than 8,600 miles away) as soon as possible. When I commented something like "must have been ... 		  
  







  
  
Thirst: Poems32 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2007

God in Nature
I love the serenity that comes over me when reading Mary Oliver's poetry. Her way of tying the physical and the spiritual speaks to my heart. I appreciate both nature and the God of my understanding better because of her words. 		  
  







  
  
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics)16 reviews
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Modern Library, 2000

Nietzsche's Mentor
Ralph Waldo Emerson could be called America's first Great Man of Letters (sorry Washington Irving). He is the one who started the transendentalist movement in America, influenced Whitman and Thoreau to name a few, and was one of the first framers of the idea and the character of the American man. This very generous volume contains the best selection of Emerson's essays, poems and other ... 		  
  







  
  
Why I Wake Early: New Poems14 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2005

Pay Attention
Savoring Mary Oliver's poems bring me joy, they are a respite from the news of our times and a balm to my soul. The theme throughout this book is to pay attention, to stop and watch and be amazed. Look and See This morning, at waterside, a sparrow flew to a water rock and landed, by error, on the back of an eider duck; lightly it fluttered off, amused. The duck, too, was not provoked,but, ... 		  
  







  
  
New and Selected Poems: Volume One9 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2005

Read These Poems Out Loud
Here is a book with a soul. Read these poems out loud, slowly. Let the music resonate between your ears. Linger on each line. Let each stanza stand alone. Who but Mary Oliver can ask: Is the soul solid, like iron? Or is it tender and breakable, like the wings of a moth in the beak of an owl? Oliver will take you to places light and dark, hopeful and hopeless, and you will remember ... 		  
  







  
  
At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver10 reviews

Beacon Press, 2006

At Blackwater Pond
Mary Oliver is certainly one of our finest contemporary poets. Her terse and sparse use of language in effect widens our horizons as we readers are able to expand our vision through her creative work. This CD has ample examples of her poetry, from several different volumes, and the listener can accompany the readings with personal copies of the published works. Oliver's ability to use the ... 		  
  







  
  
A Poetry Handbook28 reviews
Mary Oliver

Harvest Books, 1994

From a poet's heart
If you enjoy reading or writing poetry or if you don't understand poetry and want to gain a better understanding, read this book. Reading the book is much like reading poetry, for it is much more than a book about poetry; it comes from the heart of a poet and describes the art she loves so well. It is not like any other book 'about' poetry that I have read. 		  
  







  
  
The Leaf and the Cloud: A Poem10 reviews
Mary Oliver

Da Capo Press, 2001

Mary Oliver: Living American Legend
Few works stand across generations lighting the best American writers. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, and Mary Oliver's The Leaf and The Cloud, are two. The difference is that Oliver is alive and working today. I rejoice in her bravery to write the real work, that because it is real, lush, sensual, and drives deep into an open reader's soul like the tendrils of exuberant vines, will likely ... 		  
  







  
  
Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems4 reviews
Mary Oliver

Mariner Books, 2000

a look into the world of Mary Oliver
In this slim volume three different styles of her writing are displayed beautifully."The Swan" will impress you."Building the house" will show you the process of building in poetic terms. Any Oliver fan needs this book! 		  
  







  
  
American Primitive17 reviews
Mary Oliver

Back Bay Books, 1983

Poetry that celebrates the rhythms of life
I was really impressed by "American Primitive," the collection of poems by Mary Oliver. I knew that this book was special when I got to the third poem, "The Kitten." This poem about a stillborn kitten stopped me dead in my tracks. Painful yet beautiful, tragic yet transcendent, it sets a powerful tone for the collection as a whole. And "American Primitive" does indeed strike me as a unified ... 		  
  







  
  
Our World5 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2007

Breathtakingly beautiful
Simply the name Mary Oliver causes a shift in my countenance and my being. My steps are different when I am present to who she is as a writer and human being, so it shouldn't surprise me, what happened this morning. I was minding my own business walking across my local bookstore when I heard the sound of wind rushing from my mouth. It was like the jolt happened so quickly my brain couldn't ... 		  
  







  
  
Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse10 reviews
Mary Oliver

Mariner Books, 1998

So Much More Than I Expected.....
I read this book expecting to learn about metrical poetry: kind of the basics of how they work, how they are constructed. I didn't expect spiritual and personal growth lessons. Needless to say, I was delighted to be fed on so many different levels. Given Mary Oliver is the author, I shouldn't be surprised..... I also wasn't expecting to be so compelled to try on the metrical form by reading this ... 		  
  







  
  
Blue Iris: Poems and Essays3 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2006

loved it, and loving it
A friend introduced me to Mary Oliver's work a couple of months ago and I couldn't be more thankful. Since then, her keen perception and gentle presentation of what's felt deep within have touched me like a friend whom one only wishes to have known earlier, much earlier. When Blue Iris was released I could hardly wait to open the first page; and it has answered every minute of such anticipation. ... 		  
  







  
  
Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays5 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 2006

Birds along the path to heaven.
Pulitzer-Prize winning poet, Mary Oliver, demonstrates that in a world of "leaves and feathers, and comfort, and instruction" (p. 3), paying attention "is our endless and proper work" (p. 27). With a poet's gift of observation, and a naturalist's eye for detail, Oliver devotes this collection of verse almost entirely to birds. Just as the recent documentary, WINGED MIGRATION, captured the ... 		  
  







  
  
Williamsburg Christmas: The Story of Decoration in the Colonial Capital4 reviews
Libbey Hodges Oliver, Mary Miley Theobald

Harry N. Abrams, 1999

Great Christmas Book for Decoration Ideas
You don't have to like Williamsburg to like this book. Decorations can be used in contemporary homes, colonial or traditional homes. Good thoughts on how traditions such as the first Christmas tree began. I am giving the book to family and friends. It makes a great Christmas present. 		  
  







  
  
Dream Work8 reviews
Mary Oliver

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994

A Graceful Muse
I was a little tired of studying one day years ago and decided to pick up something entirely different and read it instead. I did a random search for whatever words came to my fingertips first. I was away at college and feeling a little homesick I guess. As I recall, the words included "moonlight", "home", and "dream". I got back Twelve Moons, House of Light, and Dreamwork. That started my ... 		  
  







  
  
House of Light4 reviews
Mary Oliver

Beacon Press, 1992

"Wake up!" is the tender, fierce cry of this book...
I've read just about everything that Mary Oliver has written...and something about "House of Light" makes me sit up and LISTEN to the natural world. These poems -- I think especially of "The Kookaburras" -- invite us to become more accountable for every thought, action, and gesture. Mary's poems break my heart open again and again; they're soul-food for me; they remind me of what is ... 		  
  







  




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