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

The poem "Honey Locust" is a celebration of Oliver's love for a specific tree, so why does it end with the lines "Gladness gleams / all the way to the grave" (21-22)? (from New and Selected Poems Volume Two (2005), Blue Iris (2004), Why I Wake Early (2004))

In the poem "Flare," why does Oliver say she will not be talking about her parents again? (from The Leaf and the Cloud (2000), West Wind (1997), White Pine (1994))

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))

In "The Arrowhead," Oliver finds an arrowhead, and is excited to bring it home with her, but on her way back to the house, she has a vision that makes her reconsider her own motives. Why? (from New and Selected Poems Volume Two (2005), Blue Iris (2004), Why I Wake Early (2004))