Devotions

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Devotions
480 pages; Penguin Press
Since the publication of her first book in 1963, Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Oliver has crafted soul-penetrating observations on the natural world and the mysteries of the heart. Devotions (Penguin Press), a curated collection of 200-plus poems from five decades, brims with awe and gratitude, as in "I Have Just Said": "I can’t remember / everything— / so many years!" Looking back, she writes, "All I know / is that 'thank you' should appear / somewhere."