On Being, with Mary Oliver: With my pencil I traveled to the moon and back, probably a few times. I had trouble with the Resurrection so I would not join the church. I think that life is much more interesting with a spiritual part. I spent a lot of times [walking around in theContinue reading “Mary Oliver: on “the traction” of poetry (On Being)”
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You do not have to be good: Mary Oliver
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.Meanwhile the world goes on.MeanwhileContinue reading “You do not have to be good: Mary Oliver”
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