Mary Oliver Mary Oliver was born in 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. She now lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts. At one time she was a secretary for Edna St. Vincent Millay's sister, and there is some evidence of Millay's influence in Oliver's early poetry. Her writing has few human subjects, but she draws us into her humanity through her acute focus on nature and her precision with language. She is the author of several volumes of poetry, including …showed first 75 words of 585 total…

…showed last 75 words of 585 total…as she does eloquently in the twelve moon poems, with what exists in human experience. References "Mary Oliver" (1999). Bedford St. Martin's. Lit Links. Retrieved on January 31, 2005 from: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/poetry/oliver.htm "Mary Oliver: A Solitary Walk" (1992). Steven Ratiner. The Face of Poetry. Retrieved on February 1, 2005 from: http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/poetry/p-oliver.html "Mary Oliver" (1991). Biography. Montgomery College. Retrieved on February 1, 2005 from http://mclibrary.nhmccd.edu/lit/olive6.html