Mary Oliver

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
gptkbp:artMovement Nature writing
Contemporary_American_poetry
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry
gptkb:National_Book_Award_for_Poetry
gptkbp:born September 10, 1935
gptkbp:contribution Bridging poetry and the natural world
Encouraging mindfulness through poetry
Exploring themes of mortality and existence
Popularizing_nature_poetry
gptkbp:died January 17, 2019
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkb:Vassar_College
gptkbp:famousQuote Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
gptkbp:genre Contemporary poetry
Nature poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Oliver
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:Rainer_Maria_Rilke
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Emily_Dickinson
gptkbp:inspiration Personal experiences
Spirituality
The natural world
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:American_Primitive
Devotions
New and Selected Poems
gptkbp:occupation Essayist
Writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Maple_Heights,_Ohio
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Hurricane,_Florida
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Academy_of_American_Poets
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:Poetry_Foundation
gptkb:The_Atlantic
gptkbp:style Lyric poetry
Imagery-rich poetry
gptkbp:theme Love
Nature
Solitude
Life and death
gptkbp:website maryoliver.com