When I heard that Mary Oliver had won the grand prize in a poetry competition, I was a bit in awe. She was the author of a collection of poems entitled The Poet’s Book and had previously held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair of Distinguished Teaching at Bennington College. She had a long and illustrious career. Her first book of poetry was published in 1963, and her fourth book of poetry won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984.
Aside from her numerous awards and accolades, Mary Oliver is also one of the most recognizable literary figures of our time. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. In addition, she was the first poet to receive a sabbatical, an unpaid leave of absence from her job as a poet. As a result, she was able to spend more time writing. Her oeuvre also includes books of short fiction, essays, and an autobiography.
While I was on a sabbatical from my full-time job, I spent my evenings in the library. I read my way through a variety of books, including those by William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, and Emily Dickinson. This led to a resurgence of my interest in poetry. At the time of my passing, I had just finished reading Mary Oliver’s collection of poems, The Poet’s Book. From that point on, I have been a committed reader of poetry.
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