MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBeacon Press
ISBN-100807069051
ISBN-139780807069059
eBay Product ID (ePID)80730482
Product Key Features
Book TitleEvidence : Poems
Number of Pages88 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen Authors, Environmental Conservation & Protection, General, American / General
Publication Year2010
GenreNature, Poetry
AuthorMary Oliver
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight5 oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"A 'nature' poet in the league of Wordsworth, whose poetry is said to have inspired this volume. . . There is still almost audible excitement in her literary voice, but her nature mysticism seems to have reached a stage more of stillness--a quiet that is not so much a quality as a presence that informs most of her images . . . A subtle collection that sometimes teaches but never preaches. All the usual Oliver themes--the divine in the physical world, the importance of having loved, the power and consolation of words--are present." --Tim Pfaff, Bay Area Reporter "Gloriously alive, inquisitive, and welcoming. A prolific and cherished poet, [Oliver] makes readers feel as though they've been part of the quest for wisdom and grace she records in her lucid, giving, prayerful poems . . . Gratitude is the mode here, and sustained attention is the vehicle . . . Within each lifting lyric, Oliver declares all of life holy." --Donna Seaman, Booklist "I think of Oliver as a fierce, uncompromising lyricist, a loyalist of the marshes. Hers is a voice we desperately need." --Maxine Kumin, "A 'nature' poet in the league of Wordsworth, whose poetry is said to have inspired this volume. . . There is still almost audible excitement in her literary voice, but her nature mysticism seems to have reached a stage more of stillness-a quiet that is not so much a quality as a presence that informs most of her images . . . A subtle collection that sometimes teaches but never preaches. All the usual Oliver themes-the divine in the physical world, the importance of having loved, the power and consolation of words-are present." -Tim Pfaff,Bay Area Reporter "Gloriously alive, inquisitive, and welcoming. A prolific and cherished poet, [Oliver] makes readers feel as though they've been part of the quest for wisdom and grace she records in her lucid, giving, prayerful poems . . . Gratitude is the mode here, and sustained attention is the vehicle . . . Within each lifting lyric, Oliver declares all of life holy." -Donna Seaman,Booklist "I think of Oliver as a fierce, uncompromising lyricist, a loyalist of the marshes. Hers is a voice we desperately need." -Maxine Kumin , "A 'nature' poet in the league of Wordsworth, whose poetry is said to have inspired this volume. . . There is still almost audible excitement in her literary voice, but her nature mysticism seems to have reached a stage more of stillness--a quiet that is not so much a quality as a presence that informs most of her images . . . A subtle collection that sometimes teaches but never preaches. All the usual Oliver themes--the divine in the physical world, the importance of having loved, the power and consolation of words--are present." --Tim Pfaff, Bay Area Reporter "Gloriously alive, inquisitive, and welcoming. A prolific and cherished poet, [Oliver] makes readers feel as though they've been part of the quest for wisdom and grace she records in her lucid, giving, prayerful poems . . . Gratitude is the mode here, and sustained attention is the vehicle . . . Within each lifting lyric, Oliver declares all of life holy." --Donna Seaman, Booklist "I think of Oliver as a fierce, uncompromising lyricist, a loyalist of the marshes. Hers is a voice we desperately need." --Maxine Kumin , "A 'nature' poet in the league of Wordsworth, whose poetry is said to have inspired this volume. . . There is still almost audible excitement in her literary voice, but her nature mysticism seems to have reached a stage more of stillness-a quiet that is not so much a quality as a presence that informs most of her images . . . A subtle collection that sometimes teaches but never preaches. All the usual Oliver themes-the divine in the physical world, the importance of having loved, the power and consolation of words-are present." -Tim Pfaff, Bay Area Reporter "Gloriously alive, inquisitive, and welcoming. A prolific and cherished poet, [Oliver] makes readers feel as though they've been part of the quest for wisdom and grace she records in her lucid, giving, prayerful poems . . . Gratitude is the mode here, and sustained attention is the vehicle . . . Within each lifting lyric, Oliver declares all of life holy." -Donna Seaman, Booklist "I think of Oliver as a fierce, uncompromising lyricist, a loyalist of the marshes. Hers is a voice we desperately need." -Maxine Kumin From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal811/.54
SynopsisNever afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image lie in unadorned language, Mary Oliver offers us poems of arresting beauty that reflect on the power of love and the great gifts of the natural world. Inspired by the familiar lines from William Wordsworth, "To me the meanest flower that blows can give / Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears," she uncovers the evidence presented to us daily by nature, in rivers and stones, willows and field corn, the mockingbird's "embellishments," or the last hours of darkness.
