Blue Horses: Poems

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And this comes from a little piece of the divine in us, of something outside ourselves that is good.

She has also received the Shelley Memorial Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Achievement Award; the Christopher Award and the L. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I adore the strong colours, the sinuous shape of the horses, the way they are both separate and somehow seem to meld together. Whether considering a bird’s nest, the seeming patience of oak trees or the paintings of Franz Marc, Mary Oliver reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments. In a world where young people die too soon with a bullet in the head, in which this occurs not just once but countless of times, what could there horses possibly do except be beautiful and themselves?

Yet despite his early death Marc clearly brought some joy to the world, some beauty, something for which Oliver is grateful. Oliver's poems are thoroughly convincing - as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence.

We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. L. Winship/PEN New England Award for House of Light; the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems; a Lannan Foundation Literary Award; and the New England Booksellers Association Award for Literary Excellence.

Mary Oliver teaches us the profound act of paying attention - a living wonder that makes it possible to appreciate all the others.Herons, sparrows, owls and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry and impermanence.