Mary Oliver
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Winning Poet
“Listening to the World” – Krista Tippett speaks with Mary Oliver
In a rare and wonderful interview, Mary Oliver joined Krista Tippett on her radio program, “On Being,” to discuss the world, her place in it, and how to listen. The interview aired on February 5, 2015, but the audio, a transcript, and related links are available on the show’s website.
Praise
“One of the astonishing aspects of Oliver’s work is the consistency of tone over this long period [of her career]. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets . . . There is no complaint in Ms. Oliver’s poetry, no whining, but neither is there the sense that life is in any way easy . . . These poems sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward.”
—Stephen Dobyns, New York Times Book Review