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“A breezy, inviting collection of love poems that celebrates the divine as much as it does the natural world or human relationships . . . An eloquent celebration of simple joy from one of America’s most beloved poets.” —The Washington Post “Oliver’s poems are thoroughly convincing—as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” —New York Times Book Review Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in this collection of poems "If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger," Mary Oliver once said in an interview. Finally, in her stunning new collection, Felicity, we can immerse ourselves in Oliver’s love poems. Here, great happiness abounds. Our most delicate chronicler of physical landscape, Oliver has described her work as loving the world. With Felicity she examines what it means to love another person. She opens our eyes again to the territory within our own hearts; to the wild and to the quiet. In these poems, she describes—with joy—the strangeness and wonder of human connection. As in Blue Horses, Dog Songs, and A Thousand Mornings, with Felicity Oliver honors love, life, and beauty.
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Sometimes you come across a book at the exact right moment in your life. This is one of those times. Poems about the big, unanswerable questions stated so simply, so matter-of-factly that it seems undeniable to recognize the only answer is being here, now, enraptured with our world and our ability to love. I will hold this collection closely for a lifetime.
to be honest, I read this because mary oliver is maha's favorite author and that's just it
Definitely repeating some aspect of my previous reviews of Oliver's poetry collections when I say, I love how she writes about Nature, no interest in poems emphasizing a capital ‘G' god, on the fence about those that read more like environmentalist lamenting corrupt world.
Faves from this collection include:
Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way - found two new quotes
That Tall Distance - the imagery !
That Little Beast - charming☺️