{"product_id":"long-life-9780306814129","title":"Long Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable\" ( \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e ). This has never been truer than in \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a luminous collection of seventeen essays and ten poems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the grace and precision that are the hallmarks of her work, Oliver shows us how writing \"is a way of offering praise to the world\" and suggests we see her poems as \"little alleluias.\" Whether describing a goosefish stranded at low tide, the feeling of being baptized by the mist from a whale's blowhole, or the \"connection between soul and landscape,\" Oliver invites readers to find themselves and their experiences at the center of her world. In \u003ci\u003eLong Life \u003c\/i\u003eshe also speaks of poets and writers: Wordsworth's \"whirlwind\" of \"beauty and strangeness\"; Hawthorne's \"sweet-tempered\" side; and Emerson's belief that \"a man's inclination, once awakened to it, would be to turn all the heavy sails of his life to a moral purpose.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has created a breathtaking volume sure to add to her reputation as \"one of our very best poets\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e ).","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51104123584817,"sku":"9780306814129","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/2420\/2801\/files\/O_19dacd58-f5c9-4416-b99a-245d960d1f02.jpg?v=1762318832","url":"https:\/\/pageaday.com\/products\/long-life-9780306814129","provider":"Page-A-Day","version":"1.0","type":"link"}