"Her poems are wonderingly perceptive and strongly written, but
beyond that they are a spirited, expressive meditation on the
impossibili ties of what we call lives, and on the gratifications
of change." Hayden Carruth
"Oliver's poems are thoroughly convincing as genuine, moving, and
implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." The New
York Times Book Review
"One 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. . . . These poems
sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer
human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few
poets also go so far to help us forward." Stephen Dobyns, The
New York Times Book Review
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