I am excited. Truly.
A few days ago, I saw this on Mary Oliver’s timeline. Her new book Upstream will be released in a month and I just hope this time I would be able to find a copy.
It’s the newest collection of Mary Oliver’s essays. I’m always on the lookout for Mary Oliver’s quotes online and luckily I found one on Blogger. Would you believe, the author quoted a poem of Mary every day for a year and did a short write-up of what those words meant in her life? I am still on the first few entries but I was able to find some poems which are not included in the only two books I have of Mary Oliver, New And Selected Poems, Vol. 1 and the lovely edition of A Thousand Mornings.
Then I found these on her wall too and I was l smiling like crazy. Her words inspire me, lift me up and give me that boost I sorely need when I feel down. To appreciate the beauty of the natural world around us, what bliss!
One of my favorite poems is this, The Wild Geese.
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
I love her poetry. How exciting that she has a new book.
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Same here Laura 🙂
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Beautiful! First time I’ve heard of her, so thank you for sharing this 🙂 x
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If you are into poetry Samantha, you will surely love her words and thoughts. She’s the best 🙂
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Thank you, I shall have to explore her work further x
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I am sure you will enjoy it too Samantha 🙂
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Happy to share your delight in this new book, Arlene. I am sure that you will love to read it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I always love reading Mary Oliver. I hope, I hope I can find a copy here. Thanks Pete!
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If you can’t get it, let me know. I will try to get a copy here, and post it to you. Just send me an email if you don’t find it.
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There’s no need Pete, big thanks for the thought though. They charge separate taxes here when it comes to books even if it was already paid from the source. Sometimes the tax is even higher than the cost of the book. I am actually thinking of giving it as a birthday gift to my self…hahaha 🙂 There you go. I’ll source other bookstores, they surely would have some copies. Thanks again for being so thoughtful.
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