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Anne Therese Gennari's avatar

Love Mary Oliver and I LOVE your poetic sharing of her work. Thank you for this gift, Matthew. And I will add the quote that changed my life forever and set me on the path of all that I do today: "Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable."

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Matthew Moreo Gutierrez's avatar

Oh my gosh, yes Anne - how I could forget! That is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing here! "Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable."

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Fatma khan's avatar

Beautiful words Mary Oliver!! I was looking for inspiration to write my own words about the beauty & miracles of life waiting to be experienced by each one of us & stumbled upon your reflective words “there is nothing more pathetic then caution when headlong might save a life, even possibly yours”!! So very true ❤️

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Diane Holbrook's avatar

Mary Oliver’s poems are keeping me sane through these crazy times. I found this beautiful article after searching for more about M.O. on Google. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about her and some of her poems. I have her book, “Devotions,” and read from it every morning with my first cups of coffee.

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Paul Shumaker's avatar

I'm late to the party again thanks for posting this.

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Jacqui Taylor (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you. Love this collection. I only have one Oliver book currently. - A thousand mornings. Which would you recommend I buy next?

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Matthew Moreo Gutierrez's avatar

Thank you, Jacqui. A Thousand Mornings is wonderful. You can't go wrong with anything by her. But I find myself revisiting "Devotions" often

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Marta Vilella's avatar

Thank you for this post Matthew!! Ive jusy started reading Marys poetry and its soooooo recomforting

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Troy Putney's avatar

She's my favorite as well. A kindred spirit.

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