Mary Oliver makes me want to run outside and notice everything. The tagged is her greatest hits. I keep it on my nightstand and read it when I need to guarantee good dreams.
Mary Oliver makes me want to run outside and notice everything. The tagged is her greatest hits. I keep it on my nightstand and read it when I need to guarantee good dreams.
5 ⭐️s
poignant, raw, startling, insightful, deep, beautiful. a walk through life holding the hand of nature.
"Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness." - Mary Oliver
#poetrymatters I didn‘t have a word for the 24th (I may have just missed an update that included one) so I‘m sharing a poem for the autumnal equinox, which was yesterday. @TheSpineView
I bet you didn‘t think I‘d stick to my New Year‘s Resolution this year. Or…maybe you did. But I didn‘t! Anyway, I wrote another blog post — this time, about my birthday.
You can read it here:
https://tinyurl.com/ImpossibleHoney
Still rejoice in her recounting of sensual delights of Nature, colour, texture, sound, temperature, taste, gratitude in satisfied appetites, beauty of all beings. Not into the preachy poems (God-focused or criticizing materialism), where reverence for Nature begins to feel cult-y. Appreciate few instances where travel gave way to recognizing privilege, and at home acknowledgement of indigenous claim to land.
August, p.365.
Can't you just taste it?
🌧️💧💙 Always loved the rain... partly that life giving aspect; partly that freshening of the atmosphere.
Could also be instructions for writing.
Storage, p. 7.
What I plan to do with my one wild and precious life 😃
ModernMrsDarcy.com Book Club is reading poetry in April. Their team has put together the Modern Mrs Darcy Poetry Collection with thirty of their favorite poems. In addition to the custom poetry collection, we're reading optional flight pick titles:
•What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer
•Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks
•Kyrie by Ellen Bryant Voigt
•An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
•Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
#ItHadToBeYou Day 18: This is a #HappilyEverAfter kind of poem from Mary Oliver.
“But here‘s the kingdom we call remembrance
with its thousand iron doors
through which I pass so easily,
switching on the old lights as I go-
while the dead wind rises and the old rapture rewinds,
the stiff waters once more begin to kick and flow”.
“After excitement we are so restful. When the thumb of fear lifts, we are so alive”.
I was only familiar with a small handful of Mary Oliver‘s poems before reading this collection, and it was a real pleasure getting to know more of her work. Oliver gets pigeonholed, I think, as a poet whose work doesn‘t have edge or depth, but I think that is profoundly wrong. There are contemplative nature poems here, but also angry poems and sexy poems, and throughout the collection, the presence of death can be felt. Definitely worth the read.
Someone sent me the photo and it made me laugh, which brought to mind Mary Oliver‘s poem, Don‘t Hesitate. Hope you find a smile and some joy from it as well. :-)
4/5
This is a wonderful collection of Mary Oliver's poems across her lifetime. With all her work, her awareness of the world around her makes me want to pay more attention to the world around to see the beauty in the every day. The collection contained some of my favorite poems and many that I hadn't read before.
I really HATE to bail on this book. Her poems are wonderful. I reached a point where I wasn't excited to read the book and I didn't want that to happen. I'll pick it up later.
This decision is in NO WAY a reflection of the quality of Oliver or her work.
1. While there are lots of authors I‘m grateful for, Mary Oliver stands out to me as someone who‘s both inspiring and calming to me. I love her dearly.
2. I keep a journal for what made me smile, which is kinda the same thing to me. It‘s just a journal full of lists. I love it.
3. Tagged.
#SundayFunday
Oh to be 70 and full of beans. What a dream.
#poetry
"Joy is not made to be a crumb."
#poetry
Started reading this book of #poetry
Because I‘ve signed up for two Fall swaps, I‘m posting my Wish Lists here. My mystery match for each swap should probably avoid the books posted on my Wish List for the other.
I hope you have fun shopping! This is my list for the #BasicWitchSwap #BWS.
P.S. I once read a Mary Sue article that referred to Emily as “Anne Shirley's weird Wednesday Addams goth cousin,” & it‘s been on my TBR ever since. 🖤
Full titles tagged below.
I first heard of Mary Oliver when I read an interview an interview with her by Maria Shriver in O magazine. Interesting. Then, I listened to Krista Tippett interview her on the On Being podcast. I liked what I heard. So,I began to read her poetry. My life was changing, and I began to pay more attention to nature. Her spare poetry spoke to me. This is a collection of her poems from many of her books. Her poetry brings me solace.
"If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don‘t hesitate."
🌵 yes, I‘ve read and reread both Pride and Prejudice and also Madeleine L‘Engle‘s An Acceptable Time.
🌵 I think so, yes. I‘d like to say this isn‘t true, but sometimes cover art is what first draws me to pick up a book and read more about it.
🌵 All of Mary Oliver‘s books remind me of nature. They‘re so full of nature and animals. They‘re just amazing. She‘s known for having very few people in her poems.
I‘ve waited so patiently to get this book (luckily this will be my last Amazon purchase), but how much damage is acceptable before you request a replacement for a brand new book? Normally I‘d send it back, but I‘ve already had to send 3 back in the last month. I‘m feeling so torn.
#poetrymatters #poetrytoday
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This book was beautifully written and a few poems stuck with me. However, descriptive literature it‘s just not my cup of tea. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy descriptions of nature.
After reading through Mary Oliver‘s “Devotions,” I was struck at how beautiful this poem is. I recently lost my dog, Stella, just over a month ago. I sometimes dream of her at night, and although the thoughts may not be true, they certainly are real to me.
Sitting in the sun while my pup watches the world outside, and I read Mary Oliver.
Enjoying the last day of my vacation.
I‘m planning to start a new morning meditation practice tomorrow; looking for some audio inspiration.
🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻
I only recently discovered Mary Oliver and love her poetry! Gratitude for today:
1. A pep talk from my 8 year old
2. I‘m about to start my #LMPBC book!
3. Warm socks and blankets
#30daysofgratitude @jb72