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Mary Oliver's "Beside the Waterfall"

The Daily Poem
The Daily Poem
Episode • Sep 8, 2023 • 5m

Today’s poem is by Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) , an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work is inspired by nature, rather than the human world, stemming from her lifelong passion for solitary walks in the wild. It is characterized by a sincere wonderment at the impact of natural imagery, conveyed in unadorned language. In 2007, she was declared to be the country's best-selling poet.

—Bio via Wikipedia



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