annemariewellswriter's review
4.0
I loved these poems but why must there always be god and lord in poems? Where are the atheist/agnostic poets?
Favorite lines:
Always I was the bird
That flew off the branches.
Now
I am the cat
With feathers
Under its tongue.
Favorite lines:
Always I was the bird
That flew off the branches.
Now
I am the cat
With feathers
Under its tongue.
leasummer's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars - this collection has a more spiritual/God vibe to it than others of hers. There’s still the wonderful, transporting prose. So many good words and beautiful imagery.
caramels's review against another edition
5.0
“Why are we made the way we are made, that to love
is to want?”
is to want?”
annebennett1957's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book, like all of Mary Oliver's books. In fact, I have read so many I was surprised that I hadn't run into this one before and was shocked to find it full of poems I hadn't read before. She is so wise and her verses send me out into the world with new eyes.
"Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
"Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
jessthanthree's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death and War
book_dragon_99's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
This is a lovely collection that shares so much reflection and love and thought. One of my favorite Mary Oliver books!