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rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Mary Oliver is a poet I can always count on. This collection did not disappoint.
howlsgrl's review against another edition
4.0
as someone who desires the very opposite most times, mary oliver’s poetry makes me want to be alive
radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
5.0
There are no words to offer this book. Only tears of gratitude.
danidontduit's review against another edition
4.0
poetry collection from the queen herself!! her writing is always so good and so simple -- much less abstract than my usual poets, but no less beautiful in being sensical, with a certain reverence that’s straightforward and simply grounded in the natural world. always, always a celebration of the scenes in wilderness and the joy of living creatures.
kellyd's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
strong stances about nature, humanity, and modern politics
destinylmw's review against another edition
5.0
one of my favorite poems (invitation) is by Mary Oliver so I've wanted to read a few of her collections for awhile but I was afraid it would be the type of poetry that was hard to understand. I finally read these and that couldn't be further from the case. There were a few I had to read more than once but for the most part they were easy to understand. A lot of nature vibes and at least in these two collections several references to her doc percy. I'm going to share a few favorites from each book.