{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies-poems-and-essays","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Orion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What we have here are moral essays in prose and verse, passionate meditations on the conduct of life. You will be the wiser--as I believe I am--for having read them.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Frank Wilson, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, \u003ci\u003eSpirituality and Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e will bring much pleasure to the many readers who claim Oliver as their favorite poet, as well as to people new to her work.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Judy Clarence, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e] will bring much pleasure to the many readers who claim Oliver as their favorite poet, as well as to people new to her work.: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary 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 \n\u003ci\u003eBlue Iris\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWhy I Wake Early\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of \n\u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two essay collections, \n\u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eUpstream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA perfect introduction to Mary Oliver's poetry, this stunning collection features 26 nature poems and prose writings about the birds that played such an important role in the Pulitzer Prize winner's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within these pages you will find hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows and, of course, the snowy owl, among a dozen others-including ten poems that have never before been collected. She adds two beautifully crafted essays, \"Owls,\" selected for the Best American Essays series, and \"Bird,\" a new essay that will surely take its place among the classics of the genre. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the words of the poet Stanley Kunitz, \"Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone who values poetry and essays, for anyone who cares about birds, \n\u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treasured gift; for those who love both, it will be essential reading. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver, Mary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-04-01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry|American|Poetry|Subjects \u0026amp; Themes|Animals \u0026amp; Nature|Poetry|Women Authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Birds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807068755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780807068755\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52147088785689,"sku":"SP-9780807068755","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780807068755_spiral.png?v=1774154288","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies-poems-and-essays","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}