Archive for February 5th, 2004

Mary Oliver Poems from 1990 to 1992

Thursday, February 5th, 2004
Reading Mary Oliver’s later poems is somewhat of a rollercoaster ride between total despair and sheer elation, always driven by an awareness of death. At it’s best, this awareness produces some excellent poems. One of my favorites, though I’m not quite sure why, is: A BITTERNESS I believe you did not have a happy life. I believe you [...]

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