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

"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))

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))

The poem "Red" is about two gray foxes. Why is it called "Red?" (from The Truro Bear and Other Adventures (2008), Red Bird (2008), Thirst (2006))

Where does the story of the Truro bear reappear later in Oliver's career but earlier in the collection? (from Twelve Moons (1979), The River Styx, Ohio (1972), No Voyage and Other Poems, (1963 and 1965))

"White Heron Rises Over Blackwater" ends with the words, "He is exactly / the poem / I wanted to write," ( 30-33). What do these words mean in the context of the poem? (from New and Selected Poems Volume Two (2005), Blue Iris (2004), Why I Wake Early (2004))