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Today's poem is "Heart Poem"

from Five Points

Mary Oliver's poetry books include Blue Iris, House of Lights, New and Selected Poems, Vol. One, and New and Selected Poems, Vol. Two (all from Beacon Press). She has also published five books of prose, including Rules for the Dance and most recently, Long Life.

Other poems by Mary Oliver in Verse Daily:
December 19, 2006:   "In the Storm" " Some black ducks / were shrugged up..."
May 13, 2005:  "Little Snake Asleep in the Sun" ""I come upon him and he..."
May 2, 2005:  "Heavenly" ""So much laughter is not heard...."

Books by Mary Oliver: Thirst, New and Selected Poems, Volume Two, Why I Wake Early, Blue Iris, Wild Geese, New and Selected Poems: Volume One, At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver, Our World, Owls and Other Fantasies, Winter Hours, The Leaf and the Cloud, What Do We Know, Long Life, West Wind, Rules for the Dance, Blue Pastures, White Pine, A Poetry Handbook, Dream Work, House of Light, American Primative, Twelve Moons, The Night Traveler

Other poems on the web by Mary Oliver:
Six poems
"Morning Poem"
"The Summer Day"
"When Death Comes"
"The Journey"
"Poppies"

Mary Oliver according to Wikipedia.

About Five Points:

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Other poems by Five Points in Verse Daily:
November 5, 2007:   "Easeful Death" by Kim Addonizio
March 18, 2006:   "After a Month of Rain" by Linda Pastan
October 28, 2005:   "Gone" by Malena Mörling
October 27, 2005:   "Fears" Rodney Jones
October 26, 2005:   "Flamingo Film" Dave Smith
October 24, 2005:   "October Storm" David Baker
May 8, 2005:  "Riding" Robert W. Hill
May 5, 2005:  "Vessel" Cecily Parks
May 2, 2005:  "Heavenly" Mary Oliver
October 23, 2004:  "Unsound Ship" by Medbh McGuckian
September 19, 2003:  "No Shelter" by Ann Townsend

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