{"product_id":"new-and-selected-poems-volume-two-9780807068861","title":"New and Selected Poems, Volume Two","description":"\u003ci\u003eUnderstand, I am always trying to figure out\u003cbr\u003ewhat the soul is, \u003cbr\u003eand where hidden, \u003cbr\u003eand what shape-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems, Volume Two, \u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-and sixty-nine poems hand-picked by Mary Oliver from six of her last eight books, is a major addition to a career in poetry that has spanned nearly five decades. Now recognized as an unparalleled poet of the natural world, Mary Oliver writes with unmatched dexterity and a profound appreciation for the divergence and convergence of all living things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Oliver is always searching for the soul of things. In poem after poem, her investigations go from the humble green bean that nourishes her and makes her wonder if \"something\/-I can't name it-watches as I walk the\/rows, accepting the gift of their lives\/to assist mine\" to the vast, untouchable bliss of \"things you can't reach.\/But you can reach out to them, and all day long.\/The wind, the bird flying away.\/The idea of God.\" Oliver's search grows and is informed by experience, meditation, perception, and discernment. And all the while, during her quest, she is constantly surprised and fortified by joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis graceful volume, designed to be paired with \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems, Volume One, \u003c\/i\u003e includes new poems on birds, toads, flowers, insects, bodies of water, and the extraordinary experience of the everyday in our lives. In the words of Alicia Ostriker, 'Mary Oliver moves by instinct, faith, and determination. She is among our finest poets, and still growing.' In both the older and new poems, Mary Oliver is a poet at the height of her control of image and language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.26w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807068861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2005 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 December 2005\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver (1935-2019), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. She wrote over 30 volumes of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Iris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Wake Early\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two essay collections, \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUpstream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43750625312883,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c70df5a6-cd9a-4afd-aa1c-41d1cce38378.jpg?v=1756465804","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/new-and-selected-poems-volume-two-9780807068861","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}