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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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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8. Sources http://maryoliver.beacon.org/