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Loading... At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliverby Mary Oliver
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Superb, well-read collection. ( ) I enjoyed this, and it made me think. I love all the nature in her poems, but this book also had more references to religion than I really was happy with. Ah well. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author which is always nice. But I think with poetry, while it’s great to have a good reading, I’m missing something - I tend to read a good poem more than once, to try to better grasp it. I certainly could have done that with the audio, but I didn’t want to fiddle with the controls. I think next time I’ll go for paper or e-book. Perfect for the car, or the pool, or running early in the morning (my favorite). Beautiful poems. Worthy of memorization. Several Oliver highlights here: "Her Grave", "Some Herons", "The Kingfisher", "When Death Comes", "At Blackwater Pond", the list goes on. Oliver's reading is melodic, gives the language it's money's worth. Although I've been a fan for quite some time, in my reading I'd over looked several of these poems. Hearing them out loud brings them to life. I've been listening to these poems early in the morning while I run. Lately I've found myself "singing along" with Mary. Soulful, haunting poems: Oliver is a poet to be studied and emulated and loved. no reviews | add a review
In her first-ever audio recording, Mary Oliver offers readers the all-too-rare experience of a live reading. She has selected forty of her favorite poems from work spanning four decades. The companion booklet includes an original essay. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999RatingAverage:
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