Mary Oliver has such a wonderful appreciation and connection to the natural world and itโ€™s felt through her writing. Upstream is a collection of essays all with the central idea of the complexity of nature and our role as humans in the world. The influence Emerson and Whitman have on her writing is very apparent. A must-read!
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Mar 12, 2025

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Upstream, A thousand mornings, dog songs. Iโ€™ve been reading her poetry in the mornings, couldnโ€™t recommend it enough.
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Mary Oliver writes about nature masterfully; her gentle observational writing is very spiritual. Hilda Doolittle and Ariana Reines are also incredible poets
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she connects feelings to the natural world so well. easy to understand, but still pack an emotional catharsis
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