Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Mary Oliver

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Felicity (2015), Blue Horses (2014), Dog Songs (2013)

A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009)

The Truro Bear and Other Adventures (2008), Red Bird (2008), Thirst (2006)

New and Selected Poems Volume Two (2005), Blue Iris (2004), Why I Wake Early (2004)

Long Life (2004), Owls and Other Fantasies (2003), What Do We Know (2002)

The Leaf and the Cloud (2000), West Wind (1997), White Pine (1994)

New and Selected Poems: Volume One (1992), House of Light (1990), Dream Work (1986)

American Primitive (1983), Three Rivers Poetry Journal (1980), Three Poems for James Wright (1982)

Twelve Moons (1979), The River Styx, Ohio (1972), No Voyage and Other Poems, (1963 and 1965)

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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

In Swan, there are a handful of poems, including "I Own A House," "Don't Hesitate," and "How I Go To The Woods," which are written as prose poems, without line breaks. What else do these three poems have in common? (from A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009))

How does the shape of the poem "Carrying The Snake To The Garden" reflect the content of the poem? (from Long Life (2004), Owls and Other Fantasies (2003), What Do We Know (2002))

How does Oliver's late-night encounter with a loon in "The Loon" interact with other poems in the collection? (from Long Life (2004), Owls and Other Fantasies (2003), What Do We Know (2002))

"At Blackwater Pond" is the earliest poem in Devotions to mention Blackwater, a place Oliver returned to again and again in her work. How does she describe this poetic first meeting? (from Twelve Moons (1979), The River Styx, Ohio (1972), No Voyage and Other Poems, (1963 and 1965))

When Oliver talks about technology or modernity, it is generally with discomfort. How does she describe the parts of society she feels are dangerous in the final stanza of "Evidence?" (from A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009))