Biography of Mary Oliver


Study Guides on Works by Mary Oliver

"The Black Walnut," Mary Oliver's poem was initially published in 2017 as a part of the final collection of poetry entitled Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver. The poem, which many have considered to be semi-autobiographical, is widely...

"Good-bye Fox," Mary Oliver's poem, was initially published in 2017 as a part of the final collection of poetry entitled Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver. "Good-bye Fox," one of the most cited works of Devotions, is an exploration of...

"The Journey" was initially published in 2017 as a part of the final collection of poetry entitled Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver. "The Journey" is one of Oliver's most widely read and well-respected works; it is a significant part...

To fully appreciate the poetry of Mary Oliver, one needs to understand what drives her to compose verse. Fortunately, she has made this easy to accomplish by putting everything into succinct perspective: “I write poems for a stranger who will be...

Mary Oliver's "The Summer Day" was originally published in 1992 in her collection of poems entitled New and Selected Poems. "The Summer Day," one of Oliver's most celebrated and well-known poems, is a part of that collection.

"The Summer Day" is a...

Mary Oliver's "The Swan" was originally published in 2010 in her collection of poems entitled Swan: Poems and Prose. "The Swan," one of Oliver's most celebrated and well-known poems, is a significant part of that collection.

Oliver is best known...

Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese" was initially published in 2004 in her collection of poems entitled Wild Geese: Selected Poems. "Wild Geese," one of Oliver's most celebrated and well-known poems, is a significant part of that collection.

Much of...