Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver was an American poet renowned for her clear and poignant poems about the natural world and human connection to it, including collections like American Primitive and Dream Work. She received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984.
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Trending topics shown first"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."
"Why I Wake Early Hello, sun in my face.Hello, you who made the morningand spread it over the fieldsand into the faces of the tulipsand the nodding morning glories,and into the windows of, even, themis…"
"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."
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