One of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, rejoins the earth she celebrated in her wonderful verse.

Academy of American Poets obituary

In an era of snark and cynicism, of delanguaged and prosaic poetry, Oliver wrote emotionally powerful poems that lived and breathed in this world. We do well to live as she did and advised:

“So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world. And live your life.”