{"product_id":"the-leaf-and-the-cloud-9780306810732","title":"The Leaf and the Cloud","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing book-length poem in seven parts from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With piercing clarity and craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has fashioned an unforgettable poem of questioning and discovery, about what is observable and what is not, about what passes and what persists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It's hard to imagine anyone putting down Oliver's book-length poem and not sighing with satisfaction, so sensible is every word and thought.\" --\u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly 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":50630306758930,"sku":"9780306810732","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c40ad3dd-3807-4cc4-81a3-30e2c7c2d7e1.jpg?v=1732749275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-leaf-and-the-cloud-9780306810732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}