Mary OliverMary Oliver (1935-2019), an American poet, was a winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. She was called "far and away, this country's best-selling poet" by the New York Times. Born in a small town in Ohio, se published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of twenty-eight. Over the course of her long and illustrious career, she received numerous awards. Read More Read Less