Devotions: Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY SPECIAL COMMENDATION AUTUMN 2023
Valley Press Some have been published -

Some have been published - such as the Walking Home and Walking Away poems - but the majority has not

broken song'

to comprehend and endure

histories and narratives

Nicola Healey

Devotions: Selected Poems of Mary Oliver<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY SPECIAL COMMENDATION AUTUMN 2023</b><br> Valley Press Some have been published -'No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant dog poems to selections from the Pulitzer Prize winning American Primitive, and Dream Work, one of her exceptional collections. Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem' The Washington Post 'It's as if the poet herself has