Long Life

"A rigorous mind combined with a capacity for devotion; a desire to find the exact, economical, shining phrase; a wish to witness, and a wish to share."—Chicago Tribune

"Oliver writes exquisitely lucid prose. Here, in her most generously personal essays to date, she articulates the beliefs, observations, and inspirations that feed her poetry. Essential...radiant."—Booklist

Praise for Mary Oliver

"A master of spare and evocative imagery."—Poetry

"What good company Mary Oliver is!"—Los Angeles Times

"A great poet....She is amazed but not blinded."—Boston Globe

"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes is unforgettable."—Miami Herald

"Oliver's poems are thoroughly convincing as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring."—The New York Times

"Oliver might be accused of an untransformed and reactionary romanticism. One would think that poems about self, nature, death, and ecstasy had run their course in English. Think again."—Chicago Tribune

"Who wouldn't want to be part of Mary Oliver's world?"—Appalachian Review