West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems.
"Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life": First Edition of Mary Oliver's West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems
West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems.
OLIVER, Mary.
$50.00
Item Number: 145156
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
First edition of this collection of moving poems. Octavo, original blue half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Closed tear to the rear pastedown with a small red mark to the top edge. Jacket design by Anne Chalmers.
'West Wind' is a collection of Mary Oliver's poems centered around the themes of nature and love. The title poem is the second section of three, featuring thirteen numbered poems pertaining to the motions of love over time. A fine example of her poetry, 'West Wind' is a testament to Mary Oliver's lyrical language, profound insights, and celebration of the wonders of existence that continues to inspire readers across the world.
