Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Mary Oliver

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Felicity (2015), Blue Horses (2014), Dog Songs (2013)

A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009)

The Truro Bear and Other Adventures (2008), Red Bird (2008), Thirst (2006)

New and Selected Poems Volume Two (2005), Blue Iris (2004), Why I Wake Early (2004)

Long Life (2004), Owls and Other Fantasies (2003), What Do We Know (2002)

The Leaf and the Cloud (2000), West Wind (1997), White Pine (1994)

New and Selected Poems: Volume One (1992), House of Light (1990), Dream Work (1986)

American Primitive (1983), Three Rivers Poetry Journal (1980), Three Poems for James Wright (1982)

Twelve Moons (1979), The River Styx, Ohio (1972), No Voyage and Other Poems, (1963 and 1965)

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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

When Oliver talks about technology or modernity, it is generally with discomfort. How does she describe the parts of society she feels are dangerous in the final stanza of "Evidence?" (from A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009))

In "The Kitten," Oliver describes burying a stillborn, deformed kitten in the yard. Why does she choose to bury the kitten privately? (from American Primitive (1983), Three Rivers Poetry Journal (1980), Three Poems for James Wright (1982))

What do the dogs in Dog Songs represent for Oliver? (from Felicity (2015), Blue Horses (2014), Dog Songs (2013))

In Swan, there are a handful of poems, including "I Own A House," "Don't Hesitate," and "How I Go To The Woods," which are written as prose poems, without line breaks. What else do these three poems have in common? (from A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009))

In the poem "Flare," why does Oliver say she will not be talking about her parents again? (from The Leaf and the Cloud (2000), West Wind (1997), White Pine (1994))