LITTLE ALLELUIAS by Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Oliver is published posthumously and contains Collected Poetry and Prose from three distinct books now in one volume: 2000’s lengthy poem The Leaf and the Cloud; a 2002 collection of poetry titled What Do We Know; and Long Life, a 2004 essay collection. I so often hear recommendations and praise for Mary Oliver that it was a real pleasure to spend some quiet time with her writing. As Oliver writes, “And I am thinking: maybe/just looking and listening/is the real work.” Her writing is so evocative of nature, of movement, and of emotion: “Oh Sweetness pure and simple, may I join you?” This is a wonderful tribute to what would have been her 90th birthday.
Those interested in poetry may also be curious to watch The Washington Post’s Ron Charles’ gathering with three recent Poet Laureates, Joy Harjo, Ada Limón and Tracy K. Smith, as they share new poems:
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