# Mary Oliver RIP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-oliver-rip/845523>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 28, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-oliver-rip/845523 "2019-12-28T22:07:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-oliver-rip/845523/1 "2019-12-28T22:07:23Z")

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A little late maybe, but I just found out Mary Oliver died this year. One of my very favorite poets.

[The Journey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ3PC-84ImA), as read by David Whyte.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-oliver-rip/845523/2 "2019-12-29T17:35:25Z")

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I’m partial to _[Wild Geese](http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_wildgeese.html)_, myself.