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Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems

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In this slim volume three different styles of her writing are displayed beautifully."The Swan" will impress you."Building the house" will show you the process of building in poetic terms. Any Oliver fan needs this book!

I was given this book and have found it comfortably engaging, gently surprising and satisfying complete--like a bowl of gourmet soup. A stunning display of the writers craft, an eye that dotes on nature's details and a mind that deftly connects reader to subject. A joy.

Somehow this edition of Mary Oliver's poetry keeps calling me...This is the third copy I've ordered in two years, always thinking I don't have one available or at hand. Thank you Mary Oliver, for getting me through the writing of my dissertation with a book of prose and poetry that brings me back into the center of being and soothes the furrowed brow.

This is a great read. I had just heard of Mary's work and ordered quite few of her books. They are all wonderful. She has such a wonderful way to look at nature and the world in general.