White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems

Publisher Marketing: Mary Oliver is one of the most popular and widely honored poets in the United States. In this much-awaited collection of forty poems - eighteen previously unpublished - she writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the delight of writing, of the value of silence. Says James Dickey, "Mary Oliver works . . . a true spell, unlike any other poet's, the enchantment of the true maker."Publisher Marketing: In her first collection since winning the National Book Award in 1993, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the delight of writing, of the value of silence. "[Her] poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring" (New York Times). Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/1994 pg. 574 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 10/31/1994 pg. 54 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1995 pg. 49 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 108 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1998 pg. 575 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 605 (EAN 9780156001205, Paperback) Booklist 11/15/1994 pg. 574 (EAN 9780151001316, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/31/1994 pg. 54 (EAN 9780151001316, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1995 pg. 49 (EAN 9780151001316, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 108 (EAN 9780151001316, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1998 pg. 575 (EAN 9780151001316, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Oliver, Mary Mary Oliver is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. Her books include Red Bird; Our World; Thirst; Blue Iris; New and Selected Poems, Volume One; and New and Selected Poems, Volume Two. She has also published five books of prose, including Rules for the Dance and, most recently, Long Life. She lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts.