Blue Horses, Mary Oliver
Blue Horses, Mary Oliver
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Blue Horses
Poems

Author: Mary Oliver

Narrator: Kimberly Farr

Unabridged: 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/08/2022


Synopsis

In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature.

Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence. Whether considering a bird’s nest, the seeming patience of oak trees, or the artworks of Franz Marc, Oliver reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments.

At its heart, Blue Horses asks what it means to truly belong to this world, to live in it attuned to all its changes. Humorous, gentle, and always honest, Oliver is a visionary of the natural world.

About The Author

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucy on May 16, 2021

I! Don’t! Want! To! Be! Demure! Or! Respectable!......more

Goodreads review by Bernadette on October 20, 2015

"It must be a great disappointment to God if we are not dazzled at least ten times a day." I am honored to share this earth with Mary Oliver.......more

Goodreads review by cameron on January 06, 2025

every single time i read this i have found something new in it. i have connected to it in a different way. Mary Oliver the woman that you are… my everything….......more

Goodreads review by Julie on March 18, 2015

Saying this wasn't my favorite of Mary Oliver's collections is like saying I preferred Tuesday's sunset to Thursday's. It's all relative. Her poetry is always revelatory and beautiful. But I will return to others for inspiration and peace and catharsis.......more

Goodreads review by tee on June 10, 2021

after all of this i just want to take a walk on the softest grass and think about how “maybe our world will grow kinder eventually. maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of god that is inside each of us.”......more


Quotes

“A lyric collection to be treasured.”—The New York Journal of Books