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Mary Oliver
American poet (1935-2019) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
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.
Mary Oliver is read about 1,020 times a day, in 32 languages.
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2019Died17 January 20191992National Book AwardAward1990PEN New England AwardAward1984Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1980Guggenheim FellowshipAward1970Shelley Memorial AwardAward1935Born10 September 1935
Awards
About this person
In 2007, she was declared the best-selling poet in the United States.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2019 · aged 83
Where to find them
The same award as Mary
Archibald MacLeishBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Gwendolyn BrooksBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Adrienne RichBoth received Shelley Memorial Award
William Carlos WilliamsBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
E. E. CummingsBoth received Shelley Memorial Award
Elizabeth BishopBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry