e.e. cummings has a dialogue with Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” in his own poem about autumn. I include Frost and Oliver in the reflection as well.
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the passing of all shining things
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If You Find Joy, Give in to It
End your week on an upbeat note with Mary Oliver’s “Don’t Hesitate.”
Add the Climate to a Week of Disasters
Mary Oliver’s poem on climate change mixes wonder and sadness.
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Out of Black Ponds, Water Lillies
“Morning Poem” works as an Easter poem because every morning, as Oliver sees it, is a mini-resurrection.
Lit as a Life Survival Kit
When I teach literature, I emphasize application first, interpretation second.
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Diving into May Flowers
An Oliver poem and a Murdoch observation for the month of May.
Feeding This Feverish Plot
Mary Oliver’s “Fish” may be her interpretation of the post-Resurrection story of Jesus eating boiled fish.
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