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Dog Songs.: Thirty-five Dog Songs and One Essay.
by OLIVER, Mary
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New York: The Penguin Press,, 2013. Signed by the author First edition, first printing, signed by the author on the first blank, of this volume of Mary Oliver's much-loved dog poems. Writing of the reciprocal displays of affection between humans and their best friends, Oliver describes: "'Tell me you love me,' he says. 'Tell me again.' Could there be a sweeter arrangement? Over and over he gets to ask. I get to tell". Mary Oliver (1935-2019) won the Pulitzer prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. Primarily a poet of nature, she lived for most of her writing career in Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and has been compared to Emerson and Emily Dickinson. Her poetry is "an excellent antidote for the excesses of civilization, for too much hurry and inattention, and the baroque conventions of our social and professional lives. [She] is a poet of wisdom and generosity whose vision allows us to look intimately at a world not of our making. The humbling effect of that perspective is her lasting gift to readers" (Matson, p. 164). Octavo. Original white cloth, titles to spine in red and front cover in blind, brown endpapers. With 11 full-page illustrations by John Burgoyne. Trivial bump to fore edge, else a fine, crisp copy, in near-fine dust jacket, unclipped, small crease to front flap, bright and sharp. Suzanne Matson, "[Review of] New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver", Harvard Review, No. 4, Spring 1993.
Synopsis
A New York Times bestselling collection of new and favorite poems, celebrating the dogs that have enriched the poet’s world Beloved by her readers, special to the poet’s own heart, Mary Oliver’s dog poems offer a special window into her world. Dog Songs collects some of the most cherished poems together with new works, offering a portrait of Oliver’s relationship to the companions that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. To be illustrated with images of the dogs themselves, the subjects will come to colorful life here. These are poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. In these pages we visit with old friends, including Oliver’s well-loved Percy, and meet still others. Throughout, the many dogs of Oliver’s life emerge as fellow travelers, but also as guides, spirits capable of opening our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection. Dog Songs is a testament to the power and depth of the human-animal exchange, from an observer of extraordinary vision.
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- Peter Harrington
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- Title
- Dog Songs.
- Author
- OLIVER, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: The Penguin Press,
- Date Published
- 2013
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