{"product_id":"dream-work-9780593832677","title":"Dream Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewly repackaged as a Penguin paperback, an \"astonishing\" book of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e and \"one of our very best poets\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDream Work\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of forty-five poems originally published in 1986, follows both chronologically and logically Mary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, which won her the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1983. The depth and diversity of perceptual awareness, so steadfast and radiant in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, continues in \u003ci\u003eDream Work\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, she has turned her attention in these poems to the solitary and difficult labors of the spirit, to accepting the truth about one's personal world, and to valuing the triumphs while transcending the failures of human relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592033898770,"sku":"9780593832677","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4193d908-d106-4a9d-b9b9-e38394d061d7.jpg?v=1732097362","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dream-work-9780593832677","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}