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Happy Birthday, Mary Oliver

September 10, 2012 Karen

The Writer’s Almanac tells us it’s Mary Oliver’s birthday today and features this poem from her. I don’t think she wrote anything I don’t like (she is the hippie poet extraordinaire, after all,) but I think this one is extra nice. In Blackwater Woods Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillarsof light,are giving off the… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mary Oliver →

Friday Unrelated Information

January 13, 2012 Karen1 Comment

1. The latest issue of O Magazine is all about poetry, and it includes an interview with Mary Oliver (our favorite). It’s a big deal because she doesn’t give interviews and is in her 80s. It’s also a delight. Some quotes: There were times over the years when life was not easy, but if you’re… Continue reading Friday Unrelated Information →

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