Devotions : the selected poems of Mary Oliver / Mary Oliver.
"Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country's best selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years. Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399563249
- ISBN: 0399563245
- ISBN: 9780399563263
- Physical Description: xx, 455 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index of titles and first lines.
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- Genre:
- Poetry.
Available copies
- 32 of 45 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 4 current holds with 45 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 37810435747075 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 811.54 Oli (Text) | 31010000828170 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 50503300437599 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 811.54 OLI (Text) | 31111003119995 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | 811.54 Oli (Text) | 33630005377333 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 0020511733865 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 39488900291040 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 22281500137158 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | 811.54 OLI (Text) | 31781068392339 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 811.54 O (Text) | 31781064817297 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country's best selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years. Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world"--
