{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies-poems-and-essays-paperback","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect introduction to Mary Oliver's poetry, this stunning collection features 26 nature poems and prose writings about the birds that played such an important role in the Pulitzer Prize winner's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within these pages you will find hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows and, of course, the snowy owl, among a dozen others-including ten poems that have never before been collected. She adds two beautifully crafted essays, \"Owls,\" selected for the Best American Essays series, and \"Bird,\" a new essay that will surely take its place among the classics of the genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the words of the poet Stanley Kunitz, \"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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone who values poetry and essays, for anyone who cares about birds, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treasured gift; for those who love both, it will be essential reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Oliver (1935-2019), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. She wrote over 30 volumes of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Iris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Wake Early\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two essay collections, \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUpstream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553809297701,"sku":"9780807068755","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/h7gQrko_gE9780807068755.webp?v=1781354785","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies-poems-and-essays-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}