Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary OliverPulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant dog poems to selections from the Pulitzer Prize winning American Primitive, and Dream Work, one of her exceptional collections. Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides

But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where

The walk-in closet

is a “tour de force” (O

author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah’s Book Club pick)

The Looming Tower is a sweeping

As the authorities and the media surround the premises

But having a baby—and fitting in—is easier said than done

the bonds of family

She and Josiah have found a new rhythm

” —The New York Times Book Review

and purpose in a place remade by nature

it hits her: she hasn’t been practicing what she’s preached