At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver reads Mary Oliver
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005O1YU3S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 265 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this beautifully produced audiobook, Mary Oliver has recorded forty of her favorite poems, nearly spanning the length of her career, from Dream Work through her newest volume, New and Selected Poems, Volume Two.. Mary Oliver has published fifteen volumes of poetry and five books of prose in the span of four decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. Now, with the arrival of At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver has given her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work
"Wonderful Experience" according to Bethany Fowler. Poems are, as my English teacher once told me, meant to be read aloud. I never feel as if I know a poem, as if it has been allowed to reach the deepest parts of my soul, until I have either read it out loud myself or heard it read. Mary Oliver is my favorite modern poet, bar none. I was so thrilled to find this CD (apart from the fact that I could not find anything anywhe. Lorac said Meditative and Starkly Captivating. As an annual visitor to Provincetown, where Mary Oliver resides, I first discovered her poetry in a local bookstore. While standing in it's cramped quarters, I was riveted by her matter of fact, yet stirring observations of life and nature. As listened, I imagine hers as the life I would love to live. I walk and observe through her eyes and ears and my life is much richer. "Beautiful!" according to Steph. Poetry read by Mary Oliver, could it get any better than that?