see the world from the level of the grasses." As much as she's a visionary poet, she's also the quintessential tough old broad who finds traces of awe in, for example, scooping out the shining wet pink bladder of a codfish, or getting down on all fours with her dog out in the woods and, "for an hour or so. If that label sounds precious, you don't know your Oliver. Most of these pieces have been published elsewhere, but reshuffled here they form a kind of sporadic spiritual autobiography. Oliver's latest book is a collection of essays called Upstream. I need a moment away from unceasing word drip of debates about the election, about whether Elena Ferrante has the right to privacy, about whether Bob Dylan writes "Literature." I need a moment, more than a moment, in the steady and profound company of Mary Oliver and I think you might need one too. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Upstream Subtitle Selected Essays Author Mary Oliver
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