Mary Oliver, author portrait
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Mary Oliver

Born in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019.
Begin with Wonder
Goldfinches
House of Light
Dream Work
This Wild and Precious Life
Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick
Upstream
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs
A Thousand Mornings

Books

Begin with Wonder
Goldfinches
House of Light
Dream Work
This Wild and Precious Life
Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick
Upstream
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs
A Thousand Mornings

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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