A Mary Oliver poem for Earth Day: “Ghosts” looks back at the large buffalo herds and forward to what it will take to restore nature.
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Tag Archives: Mary Oliver
Earth Day: Mary Oliver Notices
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A White Cross Streaming across the Sky
Mary Oliver’s “Swan” has an Easter message.
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Palm Sunday and Two Donkey Poems
Two donkey poems to celebrate Palm Sunday, by G.K. Chesterton and Mary Oliver.
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A Poem for Entering December
In “Beyond the Red River,” McGrath looks out at the North Dakota prairie and embraces winter.
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Trusting the Gift Within
Merwin’s “Gift” helps us understand the meaning of Advent.
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Oliver: My Work Is Loving the World
in Mary Oliver’s “Messenger,” the poet provides insight into what it means to live forever.
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On Watching Spring Come In
Thomas Gray’s beautiful “Ode on the Spring” looks to the insect world for lessons on life.
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A Mary Oliver Poem for Lent
Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” works as a Lenten poem but departs from medieval notions of what Lent involves.
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