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Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by wonderment at the natural environment, vivid imagery, and unadorned language. In 2007, she was declared the best-selling poet in the United States. Mary Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M. Oliver on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, Ohio, a semi-rural suburb of Cleveland.[1] Her father was a social studies teacher and athletics coach in the Cleveland public schools. As a child, she spent a great deal of time outside, going on walks or reading. In an interview with the Christian Science Monitor in 1992, Oliver said of growing up in Ohio: It was pastoral, it was nice, it was an extended family. I don't know why I felt such an affinity with the natural world except that it was available to me. Tha

Mary Oliver - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American poet (1935–2019) For other people with the same name, see Mary Oliver (disambiguation) . Mary Oliver Born ( 1935-09-10 ) September 10, 1935 Maple Heights, Ohio , U.S. Died January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) (aged 83) Hobe Sound, Florida , U.S. Occupation Poet Education Vassar College Ohio State University Notable awards National Book Award (1992) Pulitzer Prize (1984) Partner Molly Malone Cook Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and

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