“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

About Mary Oliver

Poet • American

Mary Oliver was a celebrated American poet known for her clear and poignant observations of the natural world. Her work, inspired by her solitary walks in the wild, often explored the connection between nature and the...