American poet Mary Oliver gained many fans from her thought-provoking reflections on both life and nature. Some loathe poetry, while others love it. For us, though, poems provide wisdom ...

However, I don't have any background in poetry. So, I figured I'd learn from one of the masters: Mary Oliver, who won a Pulitzer and National Book Award for her poetry. I picked up her 1994 book ...

""I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place"" writes Mary Oliver, ""Yet each has its own force."" Her Long Life: Essays and Other Writings intersperses a few verses among prose ...