Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
No CoverA definitive selection of Mary Oliver’s poems spanning fifty years, celebrating nature, attention, and the sacred bonds of the living world.
A definitive selection of Mary Oliver’s poems spanning fifty years, celebrating nature, attention, and the sacred bonds of the living world.
will contain mild spoilers
Tender love poems in later work; no sexual or explicit content
Occasional animal death and natural predation in nature poems
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
Subtle same-sex love poems reflecting the poet’s long partnership
Devotional framing; spiritual wonder and sacred nature central throughout
No fantasy magic present
No occult content present
Brief historical note on displacement; otherwise largely apolitical
No self-harm or suicide content present
Grief and hard early experience alluded to; not graphic or central
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