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Mary Oliver

Born in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019.
Begin with Wonder
Goldfinches
Instructions for Living
This Wild and Precious Life
A Mary Oliver Collection
Upstream
Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs

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Begin with Wonder
Goldfinches
Instructions for Living
This Wild and Precious Life
A Mary Oliver Collection
Upstream
Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs

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