Dog Songs: Poems by Oliver, Mary

Dog Songs: Poems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781594204784)

Author: Mary Oliver
Product Type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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Dog Songs: Poems by Oliver, Mary

Dog Songs: Poems

$26.95
Dog Songs: Poems by Oliver, Mary

Dog Songs: Poems

$26.95
Format: Hardcover
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"The popularity of Dog Songs] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming." --The Boston Globe

Mary Oliver's Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood through the poet's relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. Oliver's poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers, but through her extraordinary vision, these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it.

Dog Songs includes visits with old friends, like Oliver's beloved Percy, and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. Throughout, the many dogs of Oliver's life merge as fellow travelers and as guides, uniquely able to open our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection.

Author: Mary Oliver
ISBN-10: 1594204780
ISBN-13: 9781594204784
Publisher: Penguin Press
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2013 pg. 77
Shelf Awareness 10/22/2013
By Mary Oliver
By Mary Oliver
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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.

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