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“Stanley Kunitz” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz


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9 responses to ““Stanley Kunitz” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz”

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    tinacastanares

    I love this poem, and appreciate your thoughtful commentary on it. Kunitz is one of my favorites, and the same is true for my gardener husband Pablo. I gave him THE WILD BRAID book years ago.

    Among my very favorite poems about aging and dying is The Long Boat. Are you familiar with it? https://allpoetry.com/The-Long-Boat

    Tina from Lopez Island

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    1. Hello and thank you for commenting. Just to let you know your comment is seen by all, so I did edit out any personal information for you. I will be happy to email you about the Quaker discussion separately. Wonderful to hear you enjoy Stanley Kunitz’s work so much. I would like to read The Wild Braid. I feel in connection with Kunitz’s relationship to land caring and garden growing. I am not familiar with “The Long Boat,” but it may come back to me as soon as I read it, which happened earlier today when someone sent me a copy of poem I recalled from years back but that did not ring a bell based on title alone. Oh, the next series of poems I will be sharing are written by Stanley Kunitz, so please stay tuned.

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    2. Hello– “The Long Boat” is wonderful. We need this poem again right now. I was not familiar with it–thank you for taking the time to share it.

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  2. Hi Sher, I am learning so much from your readings and reflections. It was a lovely image Mary Oliver created when she described the poet, in a poem!

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    1. Hello, and so glad you enjoyed this poem. The poems I have planned next will be poems by Stanley Kunitz. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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  3. She never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thanks for letting me know you are enjoying Mary Oliver’s poetry. Yes, amazing is a great word to describe her work.

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  4. I think the thought that “it isn’t magic” is such a wonderful message for everyone searching and striving in whatever their life pursuit is!

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    1. Thank you for that thought. Love, attention and time–yes. Thanks for listening.

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