At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary OliverOne of the astonishing aspects of Oliver's work is the consistency of tone over this long period. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets. Stephen Dobyns, New York Times Book Review Mary Oliver has published fifteen volumes of poetry and five books of prose in the span of four decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. Now, with the arrival of

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She is a licensed clinical social worker

or poetry was sure to come from that quiet time sitting in the woods of southern Indiana

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he wrote more than 150 stories before his death in 1875

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