As I considered which Mary Oliver poem to focus on this week, I discovered that her most famous poem is "The Summer Day." I was surprised. Despite its cherry-picked commodification, the poem is responsible for pulling so many new readers into verse’s thralls, a difficult thing to do in an age of distraction.
Poem of the Week: Mary Oliver's "The Summer Day"
Poem of the Week: Mary Oliver's "The Summer…
Poem of the Week: Mary Oliver's "The Summer Day"
As I considered which Mary Oliver poem to focus on this week, I discovered that her most famous poem is "The Summer Day." I was surprised. Despite its cherry-picked commodification, the poem is responsible for pulling so many new readers into verse’s thralls, a difficult thing to do in an age of distraction.