6/4/2023 0 Comments Upstream mary oliver goodreadsThe rewards of paying attention, says Oliver, became clear to her early on. These essays are the product of a lifetime that Oliver has spent closely reading nature, as well as the work of other writers. see the world from the level of the grasses." As much as she's a visionary poet, she's also the quintessential tough old broad who finds traces of awe in, for example, scooping out the shining wet pink bladder of a codfish, or getting down on all fours with her dog out in the woods and, "for an hour or so. If that label sounds precious, you don't know your Oliver. Most of these pieces have been published elsewhere, but reshuffled here they form a kind of sporadic spiritual autobiography. Oliver's latest book is a collection of essays called Upstream. I need a moment away from unceasing word drip of debates about the election, about whether Elena Ferrante has the right to privacy, about whether Bob Dylan writes "Literature." I need a moment, more than a moment, in the steady and profound company of Mary Oliver and I think you might need one too. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Mary Oliver Upstream: Selected Essays Kindle Edition by Mary Oliver (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,527 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 42.26 1 Used from 20.05 14 New from 28.53 Paperback 28.56 2 Used from 24.11 14 New from 20. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Upstream Subtitle Selected Essays Author Mary Oliver
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