Felicity: Poems by Mary Oliver (English) Paperback Book

Description: Felicity by Mary Oliver "First published in the United States of America by Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2015"--Title page verso. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in her new collection of poems "If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger," Mary Oliver once said in an interview. Finally, in her stunning new collection, Felicity, we can immerse ourselves in Olivers love poems. Here, great happiness abounds. Our most delicate chronicler of physical landscape, Oliver has described her work as loving the world. With Felicity she examines what it means to love another person. She opens our eyes again to the territory within our own hearts; to the wild and to the quiet. In these poems, she describes—with joy—the strangeness and wonder of human connection. As in Blue Horses, Dog Songs, and A Thousand Mornings, with Felicity Oliver honors love, life, and beauty. Author Biography Born in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019. Review "Olivers longtime fans and those who seek spiritual renewal will find themselves a worthy guide in this sagacious, pantheistic read." —Publishers Weekly "A breezy, inviting collection of love poems that celebrates the divine as much as it does the natural world or human relationships . . . An eloquent celebration of simple joy from one of Americas most beloved poets." —The Washington Post "One of the astonishing aspects of Olivers work is the consistency of tone over this long period [of her career]. 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"It has always seemed, across her 15 books of poetry, five of prose and several essays and chapbooks, that Mary Oliver might leave us at any minute. Even a 1984 Pulitzer Prize couldnt pin her to the ground. Shed change quietly into a heron or a bear and fly or walk off forever. Her poems contain windows, doors, transformations, hints on how to escape the body; theres the glamour of death and the life after the earth-life . . . The new poems teem with creation: ravens, bees, hawks, box turtles, bears. The landscape is Thoreauvian: ponds, marsh, grass and cattails; New Englands salt brightness; and fields in pale twilight. The poems from Why I Wake Early (2004) are, in contrast, full of white things and untrimmable light; from Owls and Other Fantasies (2003), of watery sounds, singing, rain; from West Wind (1997), of starry distances and traveling." —Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review"In a region that has produced most of the nations poet laureates, it is risky to single out one fragile 71-year-old bard of Provincetown. But Mary Oliver, who won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1984, is my choice for her joyous, accessible, intimate observations of the natural world. Her "Wild Geese" has become so popular it now graces posters in dorm rooms across the land. But dont hold that against her. Read almost anything in New and Selected Poems. She teaches us the profound act of paying attention—a living wonder that makes it possible to appreciate all the others." —Renée Loth, Boston Globe"Olivers poems are thoroughly convincing—as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." —New York Times Book Review Review Quote Praise for Mary Oliver Details ISBN0143128760 Author Mary Oliver Short Title FELICITY Pages 96 Language English ISBN-10 0143128760 ISBN-13 9780143128762 Format Paperback DEWEY 811.54 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-10-03 Subtitle Poems Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2017-10-03 NZ Release Date 2017-10-03 US Release Date 2017-10-03 UK Release Date 2017-10-03 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint Penguin USA 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:124945662;

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