pickThis month, I plan to post about the #BookSpinBINGO picks I‘ve read this year. Here is the first, my #DoubleSpin pick for January. I‘m so glad I read it — not only to help me connect to the season, but also because it gave me a better sense of who Mary Oliver was as a person. I intend to read more of her poetry in 2026.
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This book was part of my effort to understand poetry better. I have not gotten far after all of these years.
#CharacterCharm
#CharacterCharm Day 29: I have been reading more of the works of #Poet Mary Oliver now that I have quit social media (Facebook, X, Instagram) over the past months. Poetry seems infinitely better for the soul.
pickThis was a light little collection containing nature and flower poetry. I enjoyed them.
pickThis was a nice collection of poetry and two Essays about nature, and more specifically various species of birds. I enjoyed most of them, but my favorite was “Wild Geese“
My only criticism is reading through her second essay about finding an injured gull, and instead of taking it to a wildlife facility or the vet, she and her partner started caring for it. It isn't what you fo with injured wildlife. You don't keep them as pets.
This was my Friday night read but I fell asleep- not in response to the book! Nursing a cold. #NonfictionWinter #Litsolace
I‘m back at it! Recommitted to my goal of reading a poem every day. I found this Mary Oliver collection at my library‘s bookstore and absolutely adore the colors on the cover! 💜💛 (and yes, this is a view angled up from the floor by the toilet 🚽 to show off my favorite yellow and pink 💖 colors decorating my guest bathroom 🤷🏻♀️)
#poemaday #poetrymatters
