January 17, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Book Titles: Devotions, Dog Songs
Have you heard? Mary Oliver has died. The best beloved poet of our time? Yes. Maybe. But I’m sure – not only in my mind. She walked in beauty, like the night.
April 2, 2014
by jenniferpuryear
Book Title: Dog Songs
These are the last days of my dog, Belle. She remains in good spirits – at least, today – but lymphoma has caused the nodes in her neck to swell to the size of golf balls. The vet says the time will soon come when we shouldn’t let her suffer. I am walking around with a hole in my heart already. Mary Oliver’s beautiful new …
April 2, 2014
by jenniferpuryear
These are the last days of my dog, Belle. She remains in good spirits – at least, today – but lymphoma has caused the nodes in her neck to swell to the size of golf balls. The vet says the time will soon come when we shouldn’t let her suffer. I am walking around with a hole in my heart already. Mary Oliver’s beautiful new …