New York Times Bestseller
New York Times-bestselling poet Mary Oliver invites you to walk the salt marshes of Provincetown, where ordinary moments become luminous. These meditations on attention and wonder remind us that being alive is itself an astonishing gift—if only we’re present enough to notice.
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In A Thousand Mornings, New York Times-bestselling poet Mary Oliver invites you to walk beside her through the salt marshes and windswept coastline of Provincetown, Massachusetts—a place where the ordinary becomes luminous and every sunrise holds a lesson.
Oliver’s gift has always been her ability to find the sacred in the everyday, and this collection showcases that talent in full bloom. Whether she’s observing the intricate architecture of leaves catching morning light, celebrating the boundless joy of her beloved dog Percy, or standing witness to the tidal rhythms that shape the Cape’s shores, Oliver writes with a clarity that feels like looking through clean glass.
These poems are meditations on attention itself—on what it means to truly see the world around us. Oliver’s voice is at once humble and wise, playful and profound. She finds humor in nature’s quirks and comfort in its constancy, reminding us that wonder isn’t something we need to seek in distant places. It’s right here, in the thousand mornings we’re given, if only we’re present enough to notice.
Perfect for longtime Oliver devotees and newcomers alike, this collection offers the kind of gentle, persistent wisdom that stays with you long after you’ve turned the final page. It’s poetry that asks us to slow down, look closer, and remember that being alive is itself an astonishing gift.
A beautiful addition to any poetry shelf, especially for those who find solace in the natural world.
Oliver is a stunning nature poet.
Oliver's poems are natural growths out of a loam of perception and feeling, and they have the authenticity of things so rooted.
Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing.
Oliver writes brief, stunning poems that celebrate nature and the spirit.
Oliver's poems are thoroughly, dazzlingly, triumphantly alive.
| Weight | 0.20 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.00 × 0.26 × 7.70 in |
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| Subject | American, Animals & Nature, Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors |
| Accolade |
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