![]() ![]() ![]() Her poems come to me in the morning, when I’m staring out the window at the sunrise, drinking a particularly sweet coffee they come to me at night, when the world becomes suffocating and I need to be reminded of all the possibilities within this one life they come to me in spring, when sunshine brings the rebirth of the environment and ushers in hope for what the future may hold. years and featuring more than 200 poems, the collection shows Oliver, in the early years, turning away from grief and finding in nature a 'vast, incredible gift.' Over time, as she carefully observes and records, Oliver extols the beauty and complexity around her and reminds us of the interconnectedness of living. It reminds us to slow down, forget the anxieties built into our lives and instead retreat into the small, beautiful moments that make life worthwhile. It’s National Poetry Month In celebration, Be kicks of our Poetry Cafe series by reading two poems from Mary Oliver’s collection, Devotions.You can find t. This is a poetry collection that reminds the reader of the great, wonderful world we live in. Mary Oliver, above all else, understands what it is to be a soft, tender human and offers an antidote to the whirlwinds of confusing woes within modernity. “How wonderful to be who I am, / made out of earth and water, / my own thoughts, my own fingerprints - / all that glorious, temporary stuff.” ![]()
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