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Mary Oliver

On a Rainy, Mary Oliver Morning…

22.08.2010

Lately, I’ve been drawn to re-reading Mary Oliver’s poems. Maybe drawn is too subtle. Pulled with a force that is both unknown and a touch frightening is more accurate. My old copy of her New and Selected Poems (Beacon Press, 1992) opens on its own to several poems. The spine is cracked at “Morning Poem,” [...]

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Happy (Reading) New Year!

01.01.2010

I’m not good at updating my reading list (as you can probably tell). The holiday time is when I treat myself to new books. Yes, I buy books other times, too, but at Christmas I get the books I really have been wanting and had put off. I hound brick & mortar stores, online stores, [...]

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Vintage Oliver

11.07.2009

There’s something about rain and poetry, whose rhythms meld into each other. A new books of poems by Mary Oliver is out, called Evidence (Beacon Press). I’ve begun to seep into these poems, three of which have captured me: the haiku-like “Yellow,” “At the Pond,” and “Another Summer Begins” — all vintage Oliver. And perfect for [...]

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