She who reminded us of the strength of loveliness January 18, 2019 / Brett Ann Stanciu Mary Oliver, poet of the rugged soul, champion of kindness, lover of the world’s broken beauty. 1935-2019. I wanted The past to go away, I wanted To leave it, like another country… And nobody gets out of it, having to Swim through the fires to stay in This world. — Mary Oliver Email this.Share Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Thanks for the tribute to Mary Oliver, and thank you for embodying some of her qualities in your writing Reply
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Thanks for the tribute to Mary Oliver, and thank you for embodying some of her qualities in your writing
That’s extremely nice of you to say this — thank you!
Ah…Mary Oliver. A rare poetic beauty. Her voice will be missed.
Thank goodness she was so prolific. What a writer.