A Thousand Mornings
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I go down to the shore in the morning
and depending on the hour the wavesare rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable,what shall-what should I do? And the sea saysin its lovely voice:Excuse me, I have work to do.Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Mary Oliver is beautifully open to the teachings contained within the smallest of moments. In A THOUSAND MORNINGS she explores, with startling clarity, humour and kindness, the mysteries of our daily experience.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781472153760
- Author: Mary Oliver
- Pub date: 10.04.18
- RRP: $24.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Mary Oliver
Born in a small town in Ohio, Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of twenty-three. 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 Hennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. Oliver died in January 2019.
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