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The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures Poems and Essays Author:Mary Oliver A collection of new poems and beloved classics about creatures of all sorts; a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris — Mary Oliver's new collection, a companion to the well-received Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, completes the three-volume series. The Truro Bear and Other Adventures brings together ten new poems, thi... more »rty-five of Oliver's classic poems, and two essays, all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. The award-winning poet considers beasts of all kinds: bears, snakes, spiders, porcupines, humpback whales, hermit crabs, and, of course, her little dog, Percy; much loved by dedicated fans, he appears and even speaks in thirteen poems, the closing section of the volume.
Praise for Owls and Other Fantasies: "Mary Oliver is beautiful and accurate in this book of poetry and prose about birds . . . all rendered with the precision of a line-drawing of a single feather that puts the entire wing into perspective." ?Orion
Praise for Blue Iris: "Blue Iris fortuitously offers an extended sequence and new contexts for a writer whose precise eye and instinct for surprising images have made her one of the best practitioners of the lyrical revelation." ?R. T. Smith, Shenandoah« less