Blue Pastures by Mary Oliver (English) Paperback Book

Description: Blue Pastures by Mary Oliver With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author, has fashioned 15 luminous prose pieces, ten never before published, which should be of singular interest to lovers of nature, students of writing, and the many admirers of her work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has fashioned fifteen luminous prose pieces: on nature, writing, and herself and those around her. She praises Whitman, denounces cuteness, notes where to find the extraordinary, and extols solitude. Author Biography Mary Oliver is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. Her books include Red Bird; Our World; Thirst; Blue Iris; New and Selected Poems, Volume One; and New and Selected Poems, Volume Two. She has also published five books of prose, including Rules for the Dance and, most recently, Long Life. She lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Review Quote The poets "responsibility is not to the ordinary, or the timely," writes the peerless poet Oliver. "It does not include mustard, or teeth." In this gathering of gorgeous short pieces, Oliver, who won the Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive (LJ 2/15/83), returns to the realm of the extraordinary and the mysteriousthe realm of poetrywhich she finds in nature. She ponders the terrible nightly hunt of the horned owl and relishes the terror that "is naturally and abundantly part of life, part of even...my own." She watches the dashing of small fry in a pond and wonders, "which one am I?" In "My Friend Walt Whitman" she pays homage to "the brother I did not have" whose poetic voice liberated her own; and in "Steepletop" she meditates on the great sad love affair between Edna Millay and George Dillon. Oliver demonstrates that she is not only an avid student of poetry but a great teacher: "The Poets Voice" is a defense of the value of meter and a gentle rebuke to the confessional school. This transcendent collection is Olivers joyful sharing of her love of her craft; not to be passed up. Details ISBN0156002159 Author Mary Oliver Short Title BLUE PASTURES Pages 136 Publisher Mariner Books Language English ISBN-10 0156002159 ISBN-13 9780156002158 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 814.54 Year 1995 Publication Date 1995-11-30 Imprint Thomson Learning Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Residence MA, US Birth 1935 DOI 10.1604/9780156002158 Audience General/Trade Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins 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:158454919;

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