{"product_id":"long-life-essays-and-other-writings-9780306814129","title":"Long Life: Essays and Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable\" ( \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e ). This has never been truer than in \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a luminous collection of seventeen essays and ten poems.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the grace and precision that are the hallmarks of her work, Oliver shows us how writing \"is a way of offering praise to the world\" and suggests we see her poems as \"little alleluias.\" Whether describing a goosefish stranded at low tide, the feeling of being baptized by the mist from a whale's blowhole, or the \"connection between soul and landscape,\" Oliver invites readers to find themselves and their experiences at the center of her world. In \u003ci\u003eLong Life \u003c\/i\u003eshe also speaks of poets and writers: Wordsworth's \"whirlwind\" of \"beauty and strangeness\"; Hawthorne's \"sweet-tempered\" side; and Emerson's belief that \"a man's inclination, once awakened to it, would be to turn all the heavy sails of his life to a moral purpose.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has created a breathtaking volume sure to add to her reputation as \"one of our very best poets\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e ).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e 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, American Primitive, 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 was the author of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Leaf and the Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Her many accolades include the National Book Award. She died in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620994879762,"sku":"9780306814129","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd4d84b9-eec8-4f64-8448-757cbd2df3ad.jpg?v=1732578014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/long-life-essays-and-other-writings-9780306814129","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}