Dog Songs: Poems
"The popularity of [Dog Songs] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming." --The Boston Globe Mary Oliver's Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood through the poet's relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. Oliver's poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers, but through her extraordinary vision, these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it. Dog Songs includes visits with old friends, like Oliver's beloved Percy, and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. Throughout, the many dogs of Oliver's life merge as fellow travelers and as guides, uniquely able to open our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection.
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A delicate innocent set of poems about dogs and their joys in play, rest and unconditional love. Bear, Percy, and Ben were loved and understood. The poems aren't deep or intricate but still something I found myself seeing my own dogs in them.
I read this snuggled between my lab mix and my chihuahua mix. The poem that talks about how long they live made me a little weepy. But enough with hating on leashes! Children and people frightened of dogs deserve our courtesy. If you live on a huge plot of land or alone in the woods, then go for it and let them run free, otherwise put other people first.
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