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"Mary Oliver is beautiful and accurate in this book of poetry and prose about birds. . . all rendered with the precision of a line-drawing of a single feather that puts the entire wing into perspective." -Orion "These poems and essays dazzle us and then send us into deep reflection about the marvels and mysteries of life that come to us in the sightings, songs, and soaring of birds." -Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Health "Owls and Other Fantasies will bring much pleasure to the many readers who claim Oliver as their favorite poet, as well as to people new to her work." -Judy Clarence, Booklist Praise for Mary Oliver's poetry: "These are life enhancing and redemptive poems that coax the sublime from the subliminal." -Sally Connolly, Poetry "Mary Oliver's poems are natural growths out of a loam of perception and feeling, and instinctive skill with language makes them seem effortless. Reading them is a sensual delight." -May Swenson "The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable" -Miami Herald
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For poet Mary Oliver, nature is full of mystery and miracle. From the excitation of birds in the sky to the flowers and plants that are "the simple garments" of the earth, the natural world is her text of both the earth's changes and its permanence. In Blue Iris, Mary Oliver collects ten new poems, two dozen of her poems written over the last two decades, and two previously unpublished essays on the beauty and wonder of plants. The poet considers roses, of course, as well as poppies and peonies; lilies and morning glories; the thick-bodied black oak and the fragrant white pine; the tall sunflower and the slender bean. James Dickey has said of her, "Far beneath the surface-flash of linguistic effect, Mary Oliver works her quiet and mysterious spell. It is a true spell, unlike any other poet's, the enchantment of the true maker." In Blue Iris, she has captured with breathtaking clarity the true enchantment and mysterious spell of flowers and plants of all sorts and their magnetic hold on us.
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