Mary Oliver

February 3, 2026

“I Worried” by Mary Oliver

read by Sylvia Schoeppner in German and Sher Schwartz in English Continue reading

Afterward, Guest Voice, Sher’s Voice, SherPoetryEpisode

German Voice, Mary Oliver, Overcoming Worry
June 19, 2025

“Stanley Kunitz” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz

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Afterward, Sher’s Voice, SherPoetryEpisode

gardens and poetry, Mary Oliver, Stanley Kunitz
June 4, 2025

“Banyan” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz

Regarding the banyan tree–other sources report the oldest tree covers over 5 acres and is located in the small village Kadiri in India. (Times of India) Continue reading

Afterward, Sher’s Voice, SherPoetryEpisode

Banyan tree, Mary Oliver, Strangler fig

About Me

I’m a retired Humanities professor, published essayist, poet, painter, singer, and old-time fiddle musician living on an historic two-hundred-acre farm in Eastern Oregon. I plant gardens for pollinators and revel in insects, bird dogs, donkeys, goats, cats, and American fantail and roller pigeons. My lyric landscapes are oak savannah, prairie, and riparian. Writing poetry gives me a way to express and question the rhythms I hear. My chapbook The Beautiful One’s Ark (2024) is available through The Poetry Box and online bookstores. Sher Poetry celebrates poetry as an oral language art. Each week I’ll share a poem from some of my work or from that of other poets who I love to hear.

Mary Oliver

“I Worried” by Mary Oliver

“Stanley Kunitz” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz

“Banyan” by Mary Oliver read by Sher Schwartz