Book Review: Felicity: Poems, by Mary Oliver

Rating: 5 stars of 5

I have mentioned in other reviews that Mary Oliver is my favorite poet. She writes about nature and the beauty of life in such a captivating, resonant way and I love her work. I am the sort of person who likes to keep my books in pristine condition (though I have taken to underlining and annotating of late) but Mary’s collections always break me of that habit and I find myself dog-earing pages often as I read.

Some of my favorite poems from Felicity include: Do the Trees Speak?, Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way, I Wake Close to Morning, I Did Think - Let’s Go About This Slowly, That Little Beast, and The Gift.

A few lines that stuck out:

• “In all the works of Beethoven, you will
  not find a single lie.
  
  All important ideas must include the trees,
  the mountains, and the rivers.
  
  To understand many things you must reach out
  of your own condition.” - from Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way