Poet Mary Oliver Has Died

Poet Mary Oliver Has Died Mary Oliver has died. The poet, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1984 and a dozen other awards and honorary doctorates over the years,  died January 17 at age 83 of lymphoma. Oliver, who published over 30 poetry collections and is a Book Riot favorite, died at home. She also published essays and books on writing poetry. As a young poet from Cleveland, Oliver wrote to the late poet Edna St. Vincent Millays sister to ask permission to visit Millays home; the request was granted and Oliver spent several years there with Millays papers. While living there, she also met photographer Molly Malone Cook; they were a couple for over 40 years, until Cooks death in 2005. You may want to read Alexs Mary Oliver Reading Pathway, or Christinas list of Mary Oliver Quotes, or check out our entire Mary Oliver archive. Doesnt everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? â€"The Summer Day when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering: what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness? â€"When Death Comes Sign up to Today In Books to receive  daily news and miscellany from the world of books. Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.