New and Selected Poems

Volume One

Mary Oliver

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Beacon Press
01 September 2018

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Mary Oliver was awarded the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems, Volume One.

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 first eight books.

Mary Oliver's perceptive, brilliantly crafted poems about the natural landscape and the fundamental questions of life and death have won high praise from critics and readers alike. ""Do you love this world?"" she interrupts a poem about peonies to ask the reader. ""Do you cherish your humble and silky life?"" She makes us see the extraordinary in our everyday lives, how something as common as light can be ""an invitation/to happiness,/and that happiness,/when it's done right,/is a kind of holiness,/palpable and redemptive."" She illuminates how a near miss with an alligator can be the catalyst for seeing the world ""as if for the second time/the way it really is."" Oliver's passionate demonstrations of delight are powerful reminders of the bond between every individual, all living things, and the natural world.

By: Mary Oliver
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9780807068779
ISBN 10: 0807068772
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for New and Selected Poems: Volume One

"""One of the astonishing aspects of Oliver's work is the consistency of tone over this long period. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets... There is no complaint in Ms. Oliver's poetry, no whining, but neither is there the sense that life is in any way easy... These poems sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward."" Stephen Dobyns, New York Times Book Review ""I have always thought of poems as my companions - and like companions, they accompany you wherever the journey (or the afternoon) might lead... My most recent companion has been Mary Oliver's ""The Leaf and the Cloud""... It's a brilliant meditation, a walk through the natural world with one of our preeminent contemporary poets."" Rita Dove, Washington Post"""