Oliver, Mary

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Mary Jane Oliver (* 10. September 1935 in Maple Heights, Ohio; † 17. Januar 2019 in Hobe Sound, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Dichterin und Pulitzer-Preisträgerin. https://lyrikwiki.de/mediawiki/index.php?title=Oliver,_Mary&action=edit


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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver


Links

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek | Perlentaucher | Offizielle Website | Academy of American Poets | Poetry Foundation | Lyrikzeitung |


Namensvettern

  • Mary Oliver (Geigerin), US-amerikanische Geigerin
  • Mary Beth Oliver, Professorin für Medienwissenschaft an der Pennsylvania State University
  • Mary Margaret Oliver, US-amerikanische Politikerin und Mitglied des Repräsentantenhauses von Georgia
  • Mary C. Wright (geb. Mary Oliver Clabaugh, 1917–1970), US-amerikanische Sinologin und Historikerin