I love Devotions so much, too! I actually just relistened to that OnBeing interview today. I'm wirting a critical essay for my MFA program about Mary Oliver's philosophy of attention in her writing. Have you read Upstream? Similar to Devotioins, it is a collection of her essays from over the years and was published after she died. Also, Brian Doyle is another favorite writer who has great respect for attention. A few favorites by him are One Long River of Song and A Book of Uncommon Prayer.
I need to reread Upstream! I read it when it first came out, I think because it was around when I first heard of Mary Oliver, but I think I would appreciate it more now that I have read more of her poetry. I believe I own A Book of Uncommon Prayer but need to read it (story of my life). Also, I'd love to hear more about your MFA! It's my dream to do that sometime, although at this point, I don't know when that would be.
I ove devotions! What I have been doing is noticing ‘glimmers.’ They are little pieces of joy to combat trauma. I keep a list in my notes app. This has been a practice I’ve been doing for while now, and I often share them in my Substack. This helps me with the sads :)
I've been loving seeing information about "glimmers" floating around social media. I first heard about them in the context of autism, and it always makes me think of Emily of New Moon and her "flash" that she gets when she sees something especially beautiful.
I love that you share glimmers in your Substack! I'm subscribing now.
I love Devotions so much, too! I actually just relistened to that OnBeing interview today. I'm wirting a critical essay for my MFA program about Mary Oliver's philosophy of attention in her writing. Have you read Upstream? Similar to Devotioins, it is a collection of her essays from over the years and was published after she died. Also, Brian Doyle is another favorite writer who has great respect for attention. A few favorites by him are One Long River of Song and A Book of Uncommon Prayer.
I need to reread Upstream! I read it when it first came out, I think because it was around when I first heard of Mary Oliver, but I think I would appreciate it more now that I have read more of her poetry. I believe I own A Book of Uncommon Prayer but need to read it (story of my life). Also, I'd love to hear more about your MFA! It's my dream to do that sometime, although at this point, I don't know when that would be.
I ove devotions! What I have been doing is noticing ‘glimmers.’ They are little pieces of joy to combat trauma. I keep a list in my notes app. This has been a practice I’ve been doing for while now, and I often share them in my Substack. This helps me with the sads :)
I've been loving seeing information about "glimmers" floating around social media. I first heard about them in the context of autism, and it always makes me think of Emily of New Moon and her "flash" that she gets when she sees something especially beautiful.
I love that you share glimmers in your Substack! I'm subscribing now.
😍gorgeous selections!!!
Love Mary Oliver and your thoughts! My copy of Devotions keeps me company in the morning too