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"Rachel Bower’s poems show us mothering as we’ve never seen it before

his steadfast faith is as well captured in his grip on a childhood memory of Jonah

She would give up her secrets the first time of asking

Blue Horses by Mary Oliver Chris Wallace-Crabbe ’ — from the afterwordMaybe our world will grow kinder eventually. Maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of God that is inside each of us. In this stunning collection, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life's work. Herons, sparrows, owls and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry and impermanence. Whether considering a bird's nest, the seeming patience of oak trees or the paintings of Franz Marc, Mary