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House of Light

by Mary Oliver

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Winner of a 1991 Christopher Award

Winner of the 1991 Boston Globe Lawrence L. Winship Book Award

This collection of poems by Mary Oliver once again invites the reader to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of natural and spiritual luminosity.

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Winner of a 1991 Christopher Award

Winner of the 1991 Boston Globe Lawrence L. Winship Book Award

This collection of poems by Mary Oliver once again invites the reader to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of natural and spiritual luminosity.

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About the Author

Mary Oliver has written more than ten volumes of poetry and prose and is one of America's best-selling and most honored poets, a winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. A longtime resident of Provincetown, Massachusetts, she is now on the faculty of Bennington College in Vermont.
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crowyhead, October 11, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
I love Mary Oliver, and this book contains many luminous poems that take nature as their starting point, but move on to something deeper than simply describing the beauty of the natural world.
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ISBN:
9780807068113
Author:
Oliver, Mary
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Inspirational
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Spirituality
Subject:
Inspirational and devotional works
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
General Poetry
Subject:
Single Author / American
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
Copyright:
1992
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
9264
Publication Date:
April 1992
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
8.52x5.46x.32 in. .29 lbs.
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This collection of poems by Mary Oliver once again invites the reader to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of natural and spiritual luminosity.
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