{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies-9781472160935","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Oliver's classic collection, newly published in a beautiful hardback edition: a perfect gift for Oliver's longtime readers and for a fresh generation to discover the beauty and solace of one of the world's most beloved poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eComing down\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e out of the freezing sky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e with its depths of light,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e like an angel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e or a buddha with wings, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e it was beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e and accurate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e -from 'White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together twenty-six of the Pulitzer Prize-winner's poems about the birds that played such an important role in her life. Here are hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows, and the snowy owl, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unique to this collection are two beautifully crafted essays: 'Owls,' selected for the Best American Essays series, and 'Bird,' an essay of resilience that takes its place among the classics of the genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the words of the poet Stanley Kunitz, 'Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone who values poetry and essays, for anyone who cares about birds, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treasured gift; for those who love both, it will be essential reading.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781472160935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 06 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13.4(L)x1.4(W)168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 168\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1962 at the age of twenty-eight. Over the course of her long career, she wrote more than thirty volumes of poetry and prose, as well as two essay collections, and received numerous awards. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. Mary Oliver died in 2019.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Mary Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628760764633,"sku":"9781472160935","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781472160935_49389860-2bd6-4a10-9134-2a8afacd09d2.jpg?v=1791458807","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies-9781472160935","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}