American poet Mary Oliver gained many fans from her thought-provoking reflections on both life and nature. Some loathe poetry, while others love it. For us, though, poems provide wisdom ...

Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, Oliver tapped her love of nature and solitary walks to draw insights into living. She presents no borders between her poetry her insights ...

""I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place"" writes Mary Oliver, ""Yet each has its own force."" Her Long Life: Essays and Other Writings intersperses a few verses among prose ...