This is a poem from Mary Oliver's new book, House of Light. The knowing that is in so many of her poems, you know, it's never preachy, right? And I think that's maybe why she's so relatable to so many people. Well, James, thank you for sharing that wonderful poem and talking a little bit about Mary Oliver with us.
April is National Poetry Month and we put together this special episode to pay tribute to the late poet, Mary Oliver. Special guests James Crews, Danusha Lameris, Ross Gay, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and Ginny Gay will read one of their favorite Mary Oliver poems and share why the poem is meaningful to them. Whether you are a fan of Mary Oliver's work or are just learning about her for the first time, we hope you'll be inspired by some of the beautiful poetry in this episode!
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