The New York Times has called Mary Oliver's poems "thoroughly convincing - as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." In this stunning collection of forty poems - nineteen previously unpublished - she writes of nature and love, of the way they transform over time.
West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems
โ Scribed by Oliver, Mary
- Book ID
- 107350541
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 17 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
The New York Times has called Oliver's poems "thoroughly convincing - as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." In this stunning collection of forty poems she writes of nature and love, of the way they transform over time. And the way they remain constant. To quote Library Journal: "From the chaos of the world, her poems distill what it means to be human and what is worthwhile about life."
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