Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work is inspired by nature, rather than the human world, stemming from her lifelong passion for solitary walks in the wild. It is characterised by a sincere wonderment at the impact of natural imagery, conveyed in unadorned language. In 2007, she was declared to be the country's best-selling poet. I will be reciting some of my most treasured poems by Mary Oliver: Reckless Poem
Poem
Summer Day
The Journey
Wild Geese
A Dream of Trees
In Blackwater Woods
Upstream: Selected Essays (Excerpt on Reverence)
Don’t Hesitate
When Death Comes
