{"product_id":"long-life-essays-and-other-writings-revised-1","title":"Long Life: Essays and Other Writings (Revised)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLong Life: Essays and Other Writings (Revised)\u003c\/h1\u003eMary Oliver\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003eMarch 2 2005\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780306814129\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0306814129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003e\"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable\" ( \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e ). This has never been truer than in \u003ci\u003eLong Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a luminous collection of seventeen essays and ten poems.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the grace and precision that are the hallmarks of her work, Oliver shows us how writing \"is a way of offering praise to the world\" and suggests we see her poems as \"little alleluias.\" Whether describing a goosefish stranded at low tide, the feeling of being baptized by the mist from a whale's blowhole, or the \"connection between soul and landscape,\" Oliver invites readers to find themselves and their experiences at the center of her world. In \u003ci\u003eLong Life \u003c\/i\u003eshe also speaks of poets and writers: Wordsworth's \"whirlwind\" of \"beauty and strangeness\"; Hawthorne's \"sweet-tempered\" side; and Emerson's belief that \"a man's inclination, once awakened to it, would be to turn all the heavy sails of his life to a moral purpose.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has created a breathtaking volume sure to add to her reputation as \"one of our very best poets\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e ).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390722932781,"sku":"WHS-c3031020d607446dbca82db6f4e08bf5","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_28e6ed8d-6b00-4037-a1ae-52c4b6547bb1.jpg?v=1787346456","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/long-life-essays-and-other-writings-revised-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}