It is no exaggeration to say that Mary Oliver gave me the blueprint ... Mr. Harper reminded me of another of her poems, which Ms. Oliver ends with these life-altering questions: “Tell me ...

If you know Mary Oliver’s writing, you probably know "The Kingfisher." I don’t know what it is, exactly, about this particular poem ... be a day in your whole life / that doesn't have its ...

"What attracted me to the project, honestly, is just being such an enormous Mary Oliver fan," Bush tells PEOPLE. She continues, "Her poetry has been incredibly important for me in my life as an ...

But as she told NPR in 2012, she found refuge in two great passions that lasted her entire life. Sponsor Message ... in order to understand Mary Oliver's poetry. She's speaking directly to you ...

I have found this to be true in my own life, and I experience it among friends and acquaintances ... It turns out that accessibility in the poems of Mary Oliver can lead to encounters for the argument ...

Below are three lessons we can learn from Oliver's poetry and life. May this wisdom inspire ... even if but briefly. Mary Oliver's poetry will continue to inspire us to action as we work ...

What did Mary Oliver do with her one wild and precious life? She survived a difficult childhood. She loved a woman for 50 years. She wrote poems that will stand the test of time. She touched us.

I wasn’t aware that so many of Mary Oliver’s poems were ... passionate life.” Wilson goes on to elaborate on why that particular poem was so fitting: after living for decades on the West ...

This is a collection of Mary Oliver’s poems, which she arranged shortly before ... undermining the fast pace of daily life which can prevent us from enjoying the smaller details.