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Author Biography

Name: Mary Oliver
Birth Date: September 10, 1935
Nationality: American
Gender: Female

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Biography of Mary Oliver
3892 words, approx. 13 pages
The writing career of poet Mary Oliver spans three decades. She has produced thirteen volumes of poetry and prose and two books on the craft of writing poetry. Oliver's poetry offers a transcendental view of the natural world in terms accessible to the t...
 


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Mary Oliver Information
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Mary Oliver (b. 1935) is an American poet. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Life Mary Oliver was born on September 10, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio. As a teenager, she lived for a brief...


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Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
Mary Olive Quickel
08/09/2006: 525 words, approx. 2 pages
Mary Olive Quickel, 85, of 444 Herr Avenue, Millersville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 7th, at her home. She was the wife of Harold H. Quickel, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in York County, she was the daughter of the...
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World Literature Today
Mary Oliver. Thirst.(Book review)
11/01/2007: 518 words, approx. 2 pages
Mary Oliver. Thirst. Boston. Beacon. 2006. xii + 71 pages. $22. ISBN 978-0-8070-6896-0 READERS WHO REMEMBER the Mary Oliver of American Primitive may wonder at the Orthodox Christian poet they encounter in these poems, poems with titles like "Making the House Ready...
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You won't believe what befell this lady
11/29/2007: 295 words, approx. 1 pages
Cash fluttering in the breeze might have seemed like a gift from heaven, but anyone in this western Massachusetts town who grabbed some of it is being asked to please give it back.The money — a total of $1,100 — belonged to 83-year-old Mary Olive...
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Lawyer: Chatman did not freely resign
4/18/2007: 473 words, approx. 2 pages
Pokey Chatman was given two hours to resign or be fired, says her attorney, arguing the former Louisiana State University women's basketball coach is entitled to damages and compensation for the final two years of her contract."I don't believe her consent to the resignation was...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Janet McNew
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In the following essay, McNew discusses why contemporary critics have difficulty analyzing Oliver's poetry within the framework of the romantic tradition.
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Critical Essay by Vicki Graham
5,833 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Graham discusses Oliver's (and by extension, her readers') ability to "become" the various natural bodies she writes about.
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Interview by Eleanor Swanson
3,154 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following interview, Oliver discusses poetry criticism, poetry workshops, and how her poetry has changed since her early work.
 


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