American Primitive

American Primitive - Paperback

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American Primitive - Paperback

American Primitive - Paperback

by Mary Oliver
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by Mary Oliver (Author)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Mary Oliver's most acclaimed volume of poetry, American Primitive contains fifty visionary poems about nature, the humanity in love, and the wilderness of America, both within our bodies and outside.
"American Primitive enchants me with the purity of its lyric voice, the loving freshness of its perceptions, and the singular glow of a spiritual life brightening the pages." -- Stanley Kunitz
"These poems are natural growths out of a loam of perception and feeling, and instinctive skill with language makes them seem effortless. Reading them is a sensual delight." -- May Swenson

Number of Pages: 88
Dimensions: 0.3 x 8 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: April 30, 1983
ISBN9780316650045
Author Mary Oliver
PublisherBack Bay Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 1983
LanguageENG- English
Pages88
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Born in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. Oliver died in 2019.

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