Mary Oliver Quotes
it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.
Mary Oliver (2008). “Red Bird: Poems”, p.28, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2009). “Evidence: Poems”, p.43, Beacon Press
Every day I walk out into the world / to be dazzled, then to be reflective.
Mary Oliver (2006). “Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays”, p.67, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2015). “Felicity: Poems”, p.8, Penguin
Mary Oliver (2006). “Thirst: Poems”, p.61, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2013). “Dog Songs: Deluxe Edition”, p.63, Penguin
Mary Oliver (2009). “Evidence: Poems”, p.21, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2004). “Why I Wake Early: New Poems”, p.5, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2017). “Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver”, p.68, Penguin
Mary Oliver (1992). “New and Selected Poems”, Beacon Press (MA)
Mary Oliver (1986). “Dream Work”, p.38, Atlantic Monthly Press
Mary Oliver (2009). “Evidence: Poems”, p.62, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2009). “Evidence: Poems”, p.43, Beacon Press
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, Stay awhile.
Mary Oliver (2006). “Thirst: Poems”, p.11, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2010). “Swan: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.46, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2017). “Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver”, p.371, Penguin
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.
Mary Oliver (2010). “Swan: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.49, Beacon Press
Mary Oliver (2000). “Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems”, p.45, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Mary Oliver (1986). “Dream Work”, p.14, Atlantic Monthly Press