OLIVER, MARY

"Thirst" introduces two new directions in the poets work. Grappling with grief at the death of her partner of over 40 years, she strives to experience sorrow as a path to spiritual progress, and chronicles her discovery of faith.

Red Bird is Mary Oliver's twelfth book of poetry and comprises sixty-one poems, the most ever in a single volume of her work.

Oliver shares the wonder of dawn, the grace of animals, and the transformative power of attention. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her adored dog, Percy, she is ever patient in her observations and open to the teachings contained in the

As understood through the poet's relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work, Mary Oliver's Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog

200 Poems carefully chosen by the poet, Mary Oliver, from 1963 to 2015.