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“In Blackwater Woods” by Mary Oliver

A beautiful poem about love, loss, and letting go

Mary Oliver is a contemporary American poet widely recognized for her descriptive poetry that draws on metaphors from the natural world, typically from the forests of her adopted Massachusetts. One particularly resonant poem from her 1983 collection “American Primitive” is “In … Continue reading

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