In 2012, Oliver was diagnosed with lung cancer, but was treated and given a "clean bill of health."[16] Oliver died of lymphoma on January 17, 2019, at the age of 83.[17][18][19]
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The Question and Answer section for Mary Oliver: Poetry is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Poem title, please.
Oliver is speaking to the value of nature, its richness and beauty.... the quiet things that we don't take the time to listen to or observe.
I think the poem speaks to the power of the spiritual and the metaphysical. Mary Oliver is highly influenced by the great Romantic poet of the past and like, like Wordsworth, the overarching thematic concern to be found throughout her long career...
