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kasvi_mavani's review against another edition
3.0
This poetry collection definitely stood out! The prose and descriptions of nature, spirituality, and curiosity drew me in and created a lush and modern sense of what poetry is, and can be today. Such an easy but impactful read, definitely a good place to start if you’re new to poetry!
lovelyliv's review against another edition
5.0
I am now a mary oliver fan!!
my favorites - the wasp, such silence and the fourth sign of the zodiac
my favorites - the wasp, such silence and the fourth sign of the zodiac
imogenrose97's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
I've challenged myself to read a book of poetry a month and it has so far been so fullfilling. It's so interesting to explore poetry in different styles and actually try to find pieces I enjoy. Mary Oliver has stolen my whole heart, as I'm sure she has many others. I had to start reading a second book so that I would slow down and get to savour each poem as they deserved.
I'm struck by how gleefully Oliver writes the world around her, I've never felt so much joy come through nature writing as so often it's tied to climate change, which whole pressing is not always hopeful. I've already bought myself another collection of hers to read this year and I'm so excited to delve in.
I'm struck by how gleefully Oliver writes the world around her, I've never felt so much joy come through nature writing as so often it's tied to climate change, which whole pressing is not always hopeful. I've already bought myself another collection of hers to read this year and I'm so excited to delve in.
readbyrach's review against another edition
3.0
Took me a while to get into, but a few poems did really strike me, or at least specific lines from some if not the whole poem.
“I think, just for the joy of it, I’ll fly.
I believe I could.”
“I think, just for the joy of it, I’ll fly.
I believe I could.”
andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4 // Mary Oliver is her own brand of antidepressants. We love her.
kimbermorgan's review against another edition
4.0
“I’ll just leave you with this.
I don’t care how many angels can
dance on the head of a pin. It’s
Enough to know that for some people
They exist, and that they dance.”
I don’t care how many angels can
dance on the head of a pin. It’s
Enough to know that for some people
They exist, and that they dance.”