Name: A Thousand Mornings
ISBN: 9780143124054

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Attention to the Small

These poems find wonder, grief, humor, and kindness in the close study of ordinary life.

Come here for

Marshland and coastline seen with a poet’s attentive eye
Clear-eyed poems that make room for humor and mourning

Expect

Small moments opening onto larger mysteries
A warm, lucid voice with a sharp sense of detail

Book Details

Authors: Mary Oliver
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: September 24, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Nature Poetry · American Poetry
Reading lane: Nature Poetry

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Publisher Categories

American Poetry
Nature Poetry
Women Poets

About This Book

The New York Times -bestselling collection of poems from a celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning poet In A Thousand Mornings , Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, hu...

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The New York Times -bestselling collection of poems from a celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning poet In A Thousand Mornings , Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, humor, and kindness the mysteries of our daily experience.