However, I don't have any background in poetry. So, I figured I'd learn from one of the masters: Mary Oliver, who won a Pulitzer and National Book Award for her poetry. I picked up her 1994 book ...

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Oliver (Dog Songs ... ""I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place"" writes Mary Oliver, ""Yet each has its own force."" ...

Mary Oliver, D.A. Powell, and Rudy Francisco as well. Happy reading! This article was originally published on ipreferreading.com as Three Books to Read If You're Scared of Poetry.

American poet Mary Oliver gained many fans from her thought-provoking reflections on both life and nature. Some loathe poetry, while others love it. For us, though, poems provide wisdom ...