In “Felicity,” Mary Oliver includes 18 love poems — something of a surprise for a poet not known for love poetry.
Poetry Prompt: Football, West Side Story & Mary Oliver
What do football, West Side Story, and Mary Oliver have in common? Each invites us to keep looking. Join Callie Feyen for a Perspective poetry prompt.
Poetry Prompt: Banquet Poems
How can poetry be found in uncomfortable situations? Join author Callie Feyen (and some spiders) at a high school sports banquet.
Nature and “Dream Work”: We Had Mary Oliver for a Time
Poet Mary Oliver showed us how to employ nature to come to terms with where we come from, and to point to where we might be going.
How We Spent Our Take Your Poet to Work Day
The results of a 6-year double-blind, super-sticky study are in: from Hoagland and Oliver to Shakespeare and Poe, poets are bringing happiness to the workplace.
Take Your Poet to Work Day!
It’s Take Your Poet to Work Day! Find all the resources you need to enjoy the company of your favorite poet at work today.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: Mary Oliver
We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2019 poet collection features recently lost American national treasures like Mary Oliver.
Read Like a Writer: Mary Oliver’s “Upstream”
Charlotte Donlon invites us to “read like a writer,” discovering both a rich past and an immediate present in the present tense writing of Mary Oliver’s “Upstream.”
Chinese Lanterns: Art by Day, Magic by Night
Stumbling onto a colorful Chinese lantern festival while out on a bike ride may hold a key to answer Mary Oliver’s question about your one wild and precious life.
Dog Songs: Poetry Prompt & Playlist
We cannot imagine a world without dogs and the joy they bring. Check out our new playlist and poetry prompt. Come sing (or howl) a few Dog Songs with us.
Eating and Drinking Poems: Mary Oliver’s “The Mango”
In her latest Eating and Drinking Poems post, Monica Sharman discusses her nostalgia for the mango and shares a recipe for mango mousse.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Chocolate sells books, poetry in the Windsor knot, the most famous book in South Dakota, and where money and writing collide: It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks
Finding the best in poetry and poetic endeavors.