Twelve Moons

by Mary Oliver

Book Overview

In her fourth volume of poetry, Twelve Moons, Pulitzer Prize-winning Mary Oliver continues to explore the alluring, yet well-nigh inaccessible kingdoms of nature and human relationships, and man's profound, persistent desire for a joyous union with them. These vibrant, magical poems pulse with an aching awareness of nature's unaffected beauty. Her absorbing intimate vision leads us into the natural and human kingdoms we only fleetingly grasp.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316650005
• ISBN13: 9780316650007
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 77 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Mary Oliver Does it again

What more is there to say... Mary Oliver is so far my favorite poet. Her imagery, experience, and appreciation for nature resonnates. Absolutely lovely.

Nature's Best

I found this collection of poetry in the dusty corner of an old bookstore and was pleasantly surprised. Mary Oliver composes her poetry, conjuring nature at its best, both the human aspects of it and those moments of quiet audacity in the natural world that humanity can never touch. She examines how we relate to the animals around us, and in some of her "twelve moons," Oliver asks us to put ourselves in the place of singing frogs and a birthing black bear. At the same time, she recalls the suicide of a friend or her great-aunt which, along with the others, make for poems of ultimately biting truth.