{"product_id":"the-leaf-and-the-cloud-9780306810732","title":"The Leaf and the Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith piercing clarity and craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has fashioned an unforgettable poem of questioning and discovery, about what is observable and what is not, about what passes and what persists. As the U.S. Poet Laureate, Stanley Kunitz, has said: \"Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.\" The \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e has called Mary Oliver \"a great poet . . . she is amazed but not blinded.\" And the \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e has said: \"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 7.10w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306810732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She was the author of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Leaf and the Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Her many accolades include the National Book Award. She died in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mary Oliver \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48231446642845,"sku":"9780306810732","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2591c107-3c65-4b91-b13a-b523a6a7455d.jpg?v=1778577858","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-leaf-and-the-cloud-9780306810732","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}