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A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

jenneyrebecca's review against another edition

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4.0

I love Mary Oliver, as always, but this volume didn’t have any of the poems that stay with me like others of her books.

3vi333's review against another edition

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5.0

second time reading this collection this year. still so beautiful and even lovelier than i remember


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4.5 stars. a beautiful collection of words.

“the abundance of the leaves, the quietness of the branches, the hopelessness of my effort. And I am in that delicious and important place, roaring with laughter, full of earth-praise.

theredfox's review against another edition

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5.0

I havent found a collection of Mary Oliver's work that I havent thoroughly enjoyed. She has a way of seeing the world in such small ways that reminds you just how grand the world is. If you havent read any of her work, this is a wonderful place to start.

coffeestainsandinkspots's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.5

kavyajanani's review against another edition

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5.0

No words to describe Mary Oliver's prowess. She writes with such elan that each poem felt like a gem mined from the earth. I'll read another poetry book by her before this challenge ends.

My favourites:

1. I go down to the shore
2. I happened to be standing
3. Foolishness? No, it's not.
4. If I were
5. Poem of the one world
6. Three things to remember
7. Today
8. The moth, the mountains, the rivers
9. A thousand mornings
10. I have decided
11. In our woods sometimes a rare music
12. The morning paper
13. The poet compares human nature to the ocean from which we came
14. Life story
15. Varanasi

alpal2020's review against another edition

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4.0

Just lovely, as always. Some of these poems are more autobiographical than I've ever seen in her poetry.

lunacat357's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

poojakishinani's review against another edition

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5.0

this book is a warm hug on a cold winter morning :)

halierivers's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

I love her delicate poems and prose. I love her poems about her dog—Percy. And how each poem is woven with gratitude for simple things in life. 

daceymormont's review against another edition

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5.0

5 stars for Percy alone