House of Light
by Mary Oliver
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Author: Mary OliverEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-04-08
ISBN: 080706811X
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: Embrace Life on Life's Terms
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really great book of poetry. As I read each poem, I found myself seeing details of nature that I've never noticed before. I could hear the birds flying, and the bodies of water moving. I could also feel the fears that she invites readers to feel, as hopes that they will take life on life's terms.
My favorite poem from this book is, "The Pond." It is a poem about the power of faith and acceptance of what is.
In the poem titled, "Snake," Mary Oliver invites us to dream, recognize your soul and embrace freedom. And, in the poem titled, "Five A.M. In the Pinewoods,' readers are invited to recognize their resistance, then accept what is, as they let go of what has up to now gotten in their way, so that they may be teachable. This is a beautiful poem.
Summary of House of Light
Winner of a 1991 Christopher AwardWinner of the 1991 Boston Globe Lawrence L. Winship Book Award
This collection of poems by Mary Oliver once again invites the reader to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of natural and spiritual luminosity.
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