The poet Mary Oliver died earlier this year. Many of her best poems have been collected in this recent volume:
Devotions:
The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
Hardback: Penguin Press, 2017.
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Mary Oliver’s work was rarely critically acclaimed, and yet it sold well and connected deeply with readers.
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C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com