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Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild.
In Blackwater Woods is a free verse poem written by Mary Oliver (1935–2019). The poem was first published in 1983 in her collection American Primitive , which won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize . [ 1 ] The poem, like much of Oliver's work, uses imagery of nature to make a statement about human experience.
Mary Oliver (1935–2019) was an American poet. Mary Oliver may also refer to:: Mary Oliver (violinist), American violinist; Mary Beth Oliver, professor of media studies at Penn State University; Mary Margaret Oliver, American politician and member of the Georgia House of Representatives
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A second, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver, was published in 2017 through Penguin Press. Reviews for both collections were positive and the books received praise from Stephen Dobyns of The New York Times Book Review , Rita Dove , of The Washington Post , and Elizabeth Lund, also of The Washington Post, among others .