Tag Archives: Mary Oliver

Glorifying Wild and Precious Lives

By glorifying God, we glorify God’s creation, and vice versa. Mary Oliver captures how this works in “Summer Day.”

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Oliver: With Intense Cold Comes Honesty

Mary Oliver says that cold can force us to get real.

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The Wonder of First Snow

Mary Oliver captures the wonder of a first snowfall.

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Finding God in Silence

Poet Jennifer Michael gave a talk on finding God through poetry, featuring Berry, Hirshfield, Oliver, and others.

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The Joys of August Blackberries

In an essay written 12 years ago, I announce a special event with a backdrop of Mary Oliver’s blackberries.

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Anti-Vaxxers Ignore the Past

Anti-vaxxers should read 19th century novels, which describe high mortality rates

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Blazing Lilies, a Prayer Heard & Answered

Mary Oliver’s “Morning Poem” works as a fitting verse for Easter, with its vision of new creation–which for her occurs every day.

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Palm Sunday, The Donkey’s POV

Mary Oliver celebrates Palm Sonday with “The Poet Thinks about a Donkey.” She make take her inspiration from Chesterton’s “The Donkey.”

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Out of Pain We Feed This Feverish Plot

Oliver captures Christian fish imagery in “The Fish.”

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