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Mary Oliver

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American poet (1935-2019)

United StatesWritersLived 1935 to 2019 · aged 83
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Mary Jane Oliver 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.

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1992National Book Award
1990PEN New England Award
1984Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1980Guggenheim Fellowship
1970Shelley Memorial Award

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Mary Jane Oliver 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.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1935 to 2019 · aged 83
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