A review by yasminwooldridge
The Leaf and the Cloud by Mary Oliver

3.0

My first collection of Mary Oliver's poems that I've read. There are snatches of brilliance and sumptuous imagery but it doesn't last very long. I kept hoping I'd stay crawled into the wonders of nature and the mutual yearning of humanness but it got snatched away to the flat rather mediocre musings. I will try other poems by Mary Oliver and see if this appraisal of her poetry is correct or if it was just this specific collection.