{"product_id":"new-and-selected-poems-volume-two-isbn-9780807068861","title":"New and Selected Poems, Volume Two","description":"\u003ci\u003eUnderstand, I am always trying to figure out\u003cbr\u003ewhat the soul is,\u003cbr\u003eand where hidden,\u003cbr\u003eand what shape-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems, Volume Two,\u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-and sixty-nine poems hand-picked by Mary Oliver from six of her last eight books, is a major addition to a career in poetry that has spanned nearly five decades. Now recognized as an unparalleled poet of the natural world, Mary Oliver writes with unmatched dexterity and a profound appreciation for the divergence and convergence of all living things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver is always searching for the soul of things. In poem after poem, her investigations go from the humble green bean that nourishes her and makes her wonder if \"something\/-I can't name it-watches as I walk the\/rows, accepting the gift of their lives\/to assist mine\" to the vast, untouchable bliss of \"things you can't reach.\/But you can reach out to them, and all day long.\/The wind, the bird flying away.\/The idea of God.\" Oliver's search grows and is informed by experience, meditation, perception, and discernment. And all the while, during her quest, she is constantly surprised and fortified by joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis graceful volume, designed to be paired with \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems, Volume One,\u003c\/i\u003e includes new poems on birds, toads, flowers, insects, bodies of water, and the extraordinary experience of the everyday in our lives. In the words of Alicia Ostriker,'Mary Oliver moves by instinct, faith, and determination. She is among our finest poets, and still growing.' In both the older and new poems, Mary Oliver is a poet at the height of her control of image and language.Praise for the poetry of Mary Oliver:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Far beneath the surface-flash of linguistic effect, Mary Oliver works her quiet and mysterious spell. It is a true spell, unlike any other poet's, the enchantment of the true maker.\"--James Dickey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oliver's often quiet persona almost always rides a storm of discovery . . . She continues to earn applause and admiration for continuing to provide redemptive mediation and supple praises for nature in a time when so much is under threat.\"--R. T. Smith, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These are life enhancing and redemptive poems that coax the sublime from the subliminal.\"--Sally Connolly, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.\"--Stanley Kunitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oliver's poems are thoroughly convincing-as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003eMary Oliver (1935–2019), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. She wrote over 30 volumes of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Iris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Wake Early\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two essay collections, \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUpstream\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304722813157,"sku":"NP9780807068861","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807068861.jpg?v=1767733652","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/new-and-selected-poems-volume-two-isbn-9780807068861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}