In Memoriam: Mary Oliver, 1935–2019
In Memoriam: Mary Oliver, 1935–2019
By Mark C. Long, Keene State College
The poet Mary Oliver passed away on January 17, 2019. An honorary member of our association, Oliver published over thirty books of poetry and prose that brought the concerns of ASLE to more readers than any other poet of her generation.
Oliver published her first book, No Voyage and Other Poems, in 1963. Over the next fifty years, Oliver offered us new ways to think about the gift of human life and the fragile ...