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Born: September 10, 1935 Death: TBD Mary Oliver Born: September 10, 1935 Death: TBD

Personal Life Mary Oliver, was born on September 10, 1935 She was born in Maple Heights, Ohio (Suburb of Cleveland) Mary currently lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts Her father was Edward William who was a teacher and coach in the Cleveland public school system Her mother Helen M. V. Oliver, raised her to have a strong connection with nature. Her life time “partner” was Molly Malone Cook Cook, died of cancer in 2005

Education Mary went to Ohio State University Vassar College She did not obtain a degree from either program Mary has several honorary doctorates, due to the success of her works.

Influences She was greatly influenced by her parents, who taught her to love and enjoy nature Edna St. Vincent Millay a New York Poet a great influence to her, due to the short time she lived in her home after her death. Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman were also considered influences of hers. Mary’s poetic style is similar to James Wright, who was also one of her greatest influences.

Notable Works House of Light In Blackwater Woods Wild Geese Poppies Long Life: Essays and Other Writings A Thousand Mornings The Night Traveler Blue Pastures Why I Wake Early Winter Hours West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems The River Styx, Ohio, and Other Poems House of Light In Blackwater Woods Wild Geese Poppies Alligator Poem Black Snake American Primitive (1983), won a Pulitzer Prize

Accolades 1969/70 Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. 1980 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for American Primitive 1991 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for House of Light 1992 National Book Award for Poetry for New and Selected Poems 1998 Lannan Literary Award for poetry 1998 Honorary Doctorate from The Art Institute of Boston 2007 Honorary Doctorate Dartmouth College 2008 Honorary Doctorate Tufts University 2012 Honorary Doctorate from Marquette University 2012 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry for A Thousand Mornings

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Sources http://maryoliver.beacon.org/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/23988.Mary_Oliver https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/mary-oliver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Oliver