Thirst
In an earlier poem, Mary Oliver wrote, "When we die the body breaks open / like a river; / the old body goes on, climbing the hill." In Thirst, Oliver moves forward in the wake of her beloved partner's death. As always, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet hinges her reflections on the natural world,...
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In an earlier poem, Mary Oliver wrote, "When we die the body breaks open / like a river; / the old body goes on, climbing the hill." In Thirst, Oliver moves forward in the wake of her beloved partner's death. As always, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet hinges her reflections on the natural world, never allowing them to dwindle into pointy sentiments or maudlin thoughts. A major collection from one of our most gifted poets.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780807068960 (0807068969)
Publish date: October 15th 2006
Publisher: Beacon Press
Pages no: 88
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Literature,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Contemporary,
Poetry,
Spirituality,
Glbt,
Queer
The Uses of Sorrow(In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave mea box full of darkness.It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.
13 years ago
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