One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear. Mary Oliver clearpoetrything Change image and share on social
I had a very dysfunctional family, and a very hard childhood. So I made a world out of words. And it was my salvation. Mary Oliver childhooddysfunctionalfamily Change image and share on social
The challenge is to keep up with all the new poets at the same time I love the old ones. Mary Oliver challengelovepoet Change image and share on social
Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. Mary Oliver beardoggift share on social
I'm going to die one day. I know it's coming for me, too. I'll be a mountain, I'll be a stone on the beach. I'll be nourishment. Mary Oliver beachcomeday Change image and share on social
I simply do not distinguish between work and play. Mary Oliver distinguishplaysimply Change image and share on social
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that. Mary Oliver basketemptylife Change image and share on social
Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader be the experiencer. I do not want to be there. It is not even a walk we take together. Mary Oliver experiencerpoemreader Change image and share on social
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver lifeplanprecious Change image and share on social
I read Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, every day. Mary Oliver 13thcenturyday Change image and share on social
