Devotions by Mary Oliver Paperback Book

Description: Devotions by Mary Oliver Devotions is the definitive collection of beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Olivers best work, chosen by the author herself from work spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprahs Books That Help Me Through for Oprahs Book ClubChosen by Poetry Book Society as their special commendationNo matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Olivers exuberant dog poems to selections from the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Primitive, and Dream Work, one of her exceptional collections. Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem The Washington PostIts as if the poet herself has sidled beside the reader and pointed us to the poems she considers most worthy of deep consideration Chicago TribuneThroughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Devotions is a stunning, definitive and carefully curated collection featuring work from over fifty years of writing - from Olivers very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through to her last collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world. Author Biography Born in a small town in Ohio, Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of twenty-three. 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 Hennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. Oliver died in January 2019. Details ISBN1472158474 Author Mary Oliver Format Paperback Pages 480 Year 2023 ISBN-10 1472158474 ISBN-13 9781472158475 Publication Date 2023-08-03 UK Release Date 2023-08-03 Imprint Corsair Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Little, Brown Book Group DEWEY 811.54 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-08-07 NZ Release Date 2023-08-07 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:159225695;

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