Oct 15, 2017

Devotions by Mary Oliver: The Selected Poems


Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver, October 10, 2017, Penguin Press
I browsed and looked at this collection of poems by Mary Oliver and then bought it after reading some of he poems! I love her emphasis and appreciation for all of nature, and her simple and meaningful way of expressing her thoughts and observations.

She chose the poems for this edition, so they must have special meaning for her. The collection is called Devotions, but they are not prayers as such. At least, I haven't seen any in the book as yet.

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12 comments:

  1. One of my favorite poets. I saw this recently at library and I thought about checking out. Now maybe this is a sign I need to.

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    1. I enjoyed the poems I read from this book, Bryan!

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    1. I was disappointed in her book of dog poems, being a dog owner myself, but these nature poems Ilike.

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  3. Wild Geese is one of my favorite poems ever. I love her.

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    1. She connects with the natural world in a way that is very refreshing!

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  4. I am reading her book of poems Dream Work and love some of the poems too.

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    1. Am not familiar with this book but will look it up~

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  5. Oh I'll have to see if my library has a copy. I don't read a lot of poetry, but this collection sounds good.

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    1. what I like is being able to read only one or two at a time, whenever I feel like it!~

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  6. I hope you'll enjoy it. Sounds great. Happy reading. 😁❤️

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