New and Selected Poems, Volume One by Mary Oliver (English) Hardcover Book

Description: New and Selected Poems, Volume One by Mary Oliver Strikingly redesigned to accompany the publication of New and Selected Poems, Volume TwoPraise for the poetry of Mary Oliver:"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"Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations."—Stanley Kunitz"One would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Oliver's lyricism or radical purification and her unappeasable mania for signs and wonders."—David Barber, Poetry"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 FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 poets first eight books.Mary Olivers 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. In "The Summer Day," she asks, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?" "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 its 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." Olivers passionate demonstrations of delight are powerful reminders of the bond between every individual, all living things, and the natural world. Author Biography A private person by nature, Mary Oliver has given very few interviews over the years. Instead, she prefers to let her work speak for itself. And speak it has, for the past five decades, to countless readers. The New York Times recently acknowledged Mary Oliver as "far and away, this countrys best-selling poet." Born in a small town in Ohio, Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28; No Voyage and Other Poems, originally printed in the UK by Dent Press, was reissued in the United States in 1965 by Houghton Mifflin. Oliver has since published many works of poetry and prose. As a young woman, Oliver studied at Ohio State University and Vassar College, but took no degree. She lived for several years at the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay in upper New York state, companion to the poets sister Norma Millay. It was there, in the late 50s, that she met photographer Molly Malone Cook. For more than forty years, Cook and Oliver made their home together, largely in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where they lived until Cooks death in 2005. Over the course of her long and illustrious career, Oliver has received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She has also received the Shelley Memorial Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Achievement Award; the Christopher Award and the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for House of Light; the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems; a Lannan Foundation Literary Award; and the New England Booksellers Association Award for Literary Excellence. Olivers essays have appeared in Best American Essays 1996, 1998, 2001; the Anchor Essay Annual 1998, as well as Orion, Onearth and other periodicals. Oliver was editor of Best American Essays 2009. Olivers books on the craft of poetry, A Poetry Handbook and Rules for the Dance, are used widely in writing programs. She is an acclaimed reader and has read in practically every state as well as other countries. She has led workshops at various colleges and universities, and held residencies at Case Western Reserve University, Bucknell University, University of Cincinnati, and Sweet Briar College. From 1995, for five years, she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching at Bennington College. She has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from The Art Institute of Boston (1998), Dartmouth College (2007) and Tufts University (2008). Oliver currently lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the inspiration for much of her work. Beacon Press maintains a Mary Oliver website, maryoliver.beacon.org. You can also become a fan on Facebook at Table of Contents New Poems(1991–1992)RainSpring AzuresWhen Death ComesPicking Blueberries, Austerlitz, New York, 1957Her Grave Goldenrod The Waterfall Peonies This Morning Again It Was in the Dusty Pines Marengo Field Near Linden, Alabama Gannets Whelks Alligator Poem Hawk Goldfi nches Rice Poppies A Certain Sharpness in the Morning Air A Bitterness Morning Water Snake The Egret The Snowshoe Hare The Sun Winter Lonely, White Fields Hummingbird Pauses at the Trumpet Vine White Flowers October From House of Light (1990)Some Questions You Might Ask Moccasin Flowers The Buddhas Last Instruction Spring Singapore The Hermit Crab Lilies The Swan Indonesia Some Herons Five a.m. in the Pinewoods Little Owl Who Lives in the Orchard The Kookaburras The Lilies Break Open Over the Dark Water Nature The Ponds The Summer Day Roses, Late Summer Maybe White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field From Dream Work (1986)Dogfish Morning Poem Rage Wild Geese Robert Schumann Starfish The Journey A Visitor Stanley Kunitz One or Two Things The Turtle Sunrise Two Kinds of Deliverance Landscape Acid The Moths 1945–1985: Poem for the Anniversary The Sunflowers From American Primitive (1983)August Mushrooms Lightning Egrets First Snow Ghosts Vultures Rain in Ohio University Hospital, Boston Skunk Cabbage Blossom White Night The Fish Crossing the Swamp Humpbacks A Meeting The Sea Happiness Tecumseh In Blackwater Woods From Twelve Moons (1979)Sleeping in the Forest Mussels The Black Snake Spring Strawberry Moon The Truro Bear Entering the Kingdom Buck Moon—From the Field Guide to Insects Dreams The Lamps Bone Poem Aunt Leaf Hunters Moon— Eating the Bear Last Days The Black Walnut Tree Wolf Moon The Night Traveler Review One of the astonishing aspects of Olivers 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. Olivers 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"One would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Olivers lyricism or radical purification and her unappeasable mania for signs and wonders." -David Barber, Poetry"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 Olivers The Leaf and the Cloud . . . Its a brilliant meditation, a walk through the natural world with one of our preeminent contemporary poets." -Rita Dove, Washington Post"Mary Oliver moves by instinct, faith, and determination. She is among our finest poets, and still growing." -Alicia Ostriker, The Nation Review Quote One of the astonishing aspects of Olivers 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. Olivers 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 "One would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Olivers lyricism or radical purification and her unappeasable mania for signs and wonders." -David Barber, Poetry "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 Olivers The Leaf and the Cloud . . . Its a brilliant meditation, a walk through the natural world with one of our preeminent contemporary poets." -Rita Dove, Washington Post "Mary Oliver moves by instinct, faith, and determination. She is among our finest poets, and still growing." -Alicia Ostriker, The Nation Promotional "Headline" One of the astonishing aspects of Olivers 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. Olivers 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 ReviewMary Olivers poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.-Stanley KunitzOne would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Olivers lyricism or radical purification and her unappeasable mania for signs and wonders.-David Barber, PoetryI 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 Olivers The Leaf and the Cloud . . . Its a brilliant meditation, a walk through the natural world with one of our preeminent contemporary poets.-Rita Dove, Washington Post Details ISBN0807068780 Author Mary Oliver Language English ISBN-10 0807068780 ISBN-13 9780807068786 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 811.54 Pages 272 Imprint Beacon Press Place of Publication Boston, MA Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Short Title NEW & SEL POEMS VOLUME 1 Residence MA, US Birth 1935 DOI 10.1604/9780807068786 AU Release Date 2005-11-15 NZ Release Date 2005-11-15 US Release Date 2005-11-15 UK Release Date 2005-11-15 Publisher Beacon Press Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-11-15 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145092567;

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