Mary Oliver

The first time I read, and loved a Mary Oliver poem was when I was around 15 years old. The poem was short yet, provoked a lovely feeling in my soul. Good poetry has always had the ability to give me chills. The poem that struck me at 15 years old was "Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable". It is still beautiful to me as I have grown older and wiser to the world. I will occasionally scroll through Pinterest to read poetry and I always find myself reading and rereading Mary Oliver. I get her words. When my Nan passed away my mother's cousin sent her a Mary Oliver poem in the mail. She read it out loud to me, and we both cried. It is one piece of writing that has stuck with me and spoke to my grief every time I read it. The poem is "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver. Every time I have felt unmeasurable loss I read that poem. It feels so deeply personal to me. I read it again today and felt like sharing it with anyone who needs it. That is the power of good poetry- connection. -Libby