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Mary Oliver

Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems—“Wild Geese,” “Mindfulness,” and “October Dusk”

This continues a series of columns that feature a much-loved poem and poems that speak to, or resonate with, that poem. This week’s poem is “Wild Geese,” written by Mary Oliver. The second poem, “Mindfulness” by Wang Wei, fits well with the spiritual message of the Oliver poem. The third poem, “October Dusk” by Diane […]

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Kevin’s Much Loved Poems–“Lead,” “Unto a Broken Heart,” and “Hello, Heart”

This continues the series of columns that highlight a much-loved poem and presents other poems that speak to, or resonate with, that poem. This week features “Lead,” by Mary Oliver. The second related poem is by Emily Dickinson; the third is one of mine. The complete Poetry Foundation entry on Mary Oliver is available at Poetry Foundation:

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