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About the Author

Mary Oliver was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 10, 1935. She attended Ohio State University and Vassar College, but did not receive a degree. Her first collection of poems, No Voyage and Other Poems, was published in 1963. She wrote more than 20 volumes of poetry including The River Styx, mostrar mais Ohio; The Leaf and the Cloud; Evidence; Blue Horses; and Felicity. She received several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive, the Christopher Award and the L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award for House of Light, and the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems. Her books of prose include A Poetry Handbook, Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse, and Long Life: Essays and Other Writings. She held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching at Bennington College from 1995 to 2001. She died on January 17, 2019 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras de Mary Oliver

Upstream: Selected Essays (2016) 1,027 cópias
A Thousand Mornings: Poems (2012) 876 cópias
Dog Songs: Poems (2013) 796 cópias
Thirst: Poems (2006) 729 cópias
Why I Wake Early: New Poems (2004) 711 cópias
American Primitive (1983) 685 cópias
Dream Work (1986) 649 cópias
New and Selected Poems (1992) 622 cópias
Felicity (2016) 500 cópias
Blue Horses: Poems (2014) 436 cópias
House of Light (1990) 404 cópias
Red Bird: Poems (2008) 381 cópias
Evidence: Poems (2009) 281 cópias
Blue Iris: Poems and Essays (2004) 233 cópias
The Best American Essays 2009 (2009) 232 cópias
Blue Pastures (1995) 212 cópias
Swan: Poems and Prose Poems (2010) 211 cópias
The Leaf and the Cloud: A Poem (2000) 207 cópias
Twelve Moons (1979) 165 cópias
Our World (2007) 117 cópias
Wild Geese (2004) 61 cópias
No Voyage and Other Poems (1965) 17 cópias
The Night Traveler (1978) 6 cópias
The Journey 2 cópias
Sleeping in the Forest 1 exemplar(es)
Mockingbirds 1 exemplar(es)
Singapore 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (2000) — Contribuinte — 1,254 cópias
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry (1990) — Contribuinte, algumas edições749 cópias
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (2008) — Contribuinte — 414 cópias
Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Contribuinte — 370 cópias
Ten Poems to Change Your Life (2001) — Contribuinte — 352 cópias
The Best American Essays 2001 (2001) — Contribuinte — 235 cópias
A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader (2018) — Contribuinte — 234 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2000 (2000) — Contribuinte — 213 cópias
The Best American Poetry 1999 (1999) — Contribuinte — 208 cópias
Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach (2003) — Contribuinte — 201 cópias
The Art of Losing (2010) — Contribuinte — 197 cópias
The Best American Essays 1998 (1998) — Contribuinte — 191 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2006 (2006) — Contribuinte — 190 cópias
American Religious Poems: An Anthology (2006) — Contribuinte — 162 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2009 (2009) — Contribuinte — 133 cópias
The Best American Essays 1996 (1996) — Contribuinte — 132 cópias
The Best American Poetry 1993 (1993) — Contribuinte — 128 cópias
The Best American Poetry 1992 (1992) — Contribuinte — 102 cópias
Leading From Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead (2007) — Contribuinte — 100 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2012 (2012) — Contribuinte — 83 cópias
The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink (2012) — Contribuinte — 63 cópias
The Ecopoetry Anthology (2013) — Contribuinte — 48 cópias
Good Roots: Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio (2006) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias
The Poetry Cure (2005) — Contribuinte — 19 cópias
A Dream of Summer: Poems for a Sensuous Season (2004) — Introdução — 18 cópias
Necessary Light: poems by Patricia Fargnoli (Swenson Poetry Award) (1999) — Prefácio, algumas edições17 cópias
The Analog Sea Review: Number One (2018) — Contribuinte — 9 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Oliver, Mary
Nome de batismo
Oliver, Mary Jane
Data de nascimento
1935-09-10
Data de falecimento
2019-01-17
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Local de falecimento
Hobe Sound, Florida, USA
Causa da morte
lymphoma
Locais de residência
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Bennington, Vermont, USA
Florida, USA
Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
Educação
Ohio State University
Vassar College
Ocupação
secretary
professor
poet
writer
editor
Relacionamentos
Cook, Molly Malone (partner)
Organizações
Case Western Reserve University (teacher)
Bennington College (teacher)
Premiações
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1984)
National Book Award for Poetry (1992)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1983)
New England Booksellers Association Award for Literary Excellence (1999)
Lannan Literary Award (Poetry, 1998)
L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award (1991) (mostrar todas 9)
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Shelley Memorial Award (1969/1970)
Guggenheim Fellowship
Agente
Steven Barclay Agency
Bill Reichblum (literary executor)
Pequena biografia
Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was born in Ohio and as a teenager lived briefly in the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, helping Millay's family sort through the poet's papers. She attended both Ohio State University and Vassar College, though she did not receive a degree.

Her first collection of poems, No Voyage, and Other Poems, was published in 1963. Since then, she has published numerous books, including New and Selected Poems (1992), which won the National Book Award, and American Primitive (1983), for which she won the Pulitzer Prize.

"Mary Oliver's poetry is an excellent antidote for the excesses of civilization," wrote one reviewer for the Harvard Review, "for too much flurry and inattention, and the baroque conventions of our social and professional lives. She is a poet of wisdom and generosity whose vision allows us to look intimately at a world not of our making."

Her many awards include the Poetry Society of America's Alice Fay di Castagnola Award.

Mary Oliver held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching at Bennington College until 2001.

Membros

Resenhas

This morning
the beautiful white heron
was floating along above the water

and then into the sky of this
the one world
we all belong to

where everything
sooner or later
is a part of everything else

which thought made me feel
for a little while
quite beautiful myself.
 
Marcado
lelandleslie | outras 28 resenhas | Feb 24, 2024 |
A beautiful combination of Molly Malone Cook's and Mary Oliver's works, both writing and photography, that creates such an intimate and heartfelt picture of their two lives together. "Our World" feel like part tribute and part memoir that all together is just lovely and full of compassion.

I've been reading Oliver for years now, but this is the first time I've experienced Cook's work. Her photography is quite distinct, and often has this mixture of nostalgia alongside exploration, like she's already remembering and meditating on the moment she is currently experiencing in front of her. It also feels like it's capturing a breath: I know that's literally what photos do in a way, but with her work it's as if you can FEEL the people in the picture about to exhale. Absolutely wonderful stuff.… (mais)
 
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deborahee | outras 3 resenhas | Feb 23, 2024 |
I love Mary Oliver's poetry so so so much.
 
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deborahee | outras 21 resenhas | Feb 23, 2024 |
A slim volume aimed at the beginning / aspirational poet (such as myself). I trust that it contains sufficient information and wisdom not to overwhelm.
 
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Treebeard_404 | outras 20 resenhas | Feb 19, 2024 |

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Obras
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Membros
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Popularidade
#1,366
Avaliação
4.2
Resenhas
361
ISBNs
140
Idiomas
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