A slim, single-sitting read. Some favorite lines:"His subject was his true self, which of course was as dark and secret as anyone else's, and it was too hard--perhaps you understand--to speak or to sing it to anything or anyone but the sky." -from "The Mockingbird""Truly I try to be good but some...
Wonderful poems! I really enjoyed enjoyed the one poem where Mary addresses the reader- "If You Are Holding This Book." She describes loving to see dogs being free: "[that] of all the sights I love in this world-/ and there are plenty- very near the top of/ the list is this one: dogs without leas...
Reading Mary Oliver's poetry is like listening to Enya's music. It's all delicate and beautiful, but aside from a few star pieces, it all starts to blend together after a while. Mary Oliver's poems are beautiful for their focus on nature and spirituality, and for their simplicity, and some of her...
Much happier than I was with Thirst... here is one of my favorites:How I Go to the WoodsOrdinarily I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and thereforeunsuitable.I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirdsor hugging the old black o...
I don't usually read poetry books. But I decided to try one or two of the Goodreads Choice 2014 nominees. From the descriptions this one seemed the least angst filled. I've never been good at reading poems. I could never get the rhythms right, couldn't make sense of the forms or punctuation. ...