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Comprising a selection of essays, Upstream finds beloved poet Mary Oliver reflecting on her astonishment and admiration for the natural world and the craft of writing.
As she contemplates the pleasure of artistic labor, finding solace and safety within the woods, and the joyful and rhythmic beating of wings, Oliver intimately shares with her readers her quiet discoveries,..more

Published October 11th 2016 by Penguin Press

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I have a weird relationship with Mary Oliver. I own, and have read, several of her books. Most of them are poetry, but a couple of them are essay collections (as Upstream is). I generally like most of her books, and it excites me to see someone making some kind of a living off selling poetry. Though, where Ms. Oliver lives (a beaver hut?) is yet to be determined by me.
Sometimes, when I'm reading her work, I'm smiling or nodding and really feeling groovy. For instance, in this collection, she pon..more

4.5 I have read her poetry for years, she in one of my favorites but until this book I never knew she was an essayist. The beautiful writing and thoughts that are expressed in her poetry are also expressed in her writing. Thoughts on creativity, need for solitude, the wonder of the natural world, and those writers that she has loved since her youth.
Divided into three sections, the last two tying back to the first. Emerson, Poe, Whitman, those writers she finds indispensable to her own thoughts,..more

Nov 14, 2016Cathrine ☯️ rated it really liked it

4★
If you were to take a walk upstream what would you notice?
Exploring the twin pleasures of writing literature with essays on Whitman, Wordsworth, Poe, and Emerson and then the observations of the natural world—seeing it, hearing it, and responding to it, are the inspiration in this collection by poet Mary Oliver.
She so beautifully describes the watery world of fish swimming in blue pastures, sunflowers that are more wonderful than any words about them, and wild roses as an immutable force whose..more

I've always loved her poetry, but, until now, never read any prose by Mary Oliver. Her writing is wonderful and peaceful and cleansing. Magic.

Oct 10, 2016Jenny (Reading Envy) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read2016, creative-non-fiction, ebooks, reviewcopy

Mary Oliver can do no wrong in her poetry. She is one of my favorite voices, reflecting on nature, reflecting on relationships. She is happy to live a life that isn't well-traveled, but rather one that notices, that breathes.
This book of essays reflects that philosophy. Some are on home, some are on other writers, some are on scrambled turtle eggs. I was cooing over the beautiful writing on the plane, much to my seatmates' chagrin. This would be a good addition to an essay collection OR for fans..more

Aug 30, 2016Dannii Elle rated it

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really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: anthological-astuteness, poetic-perspicacity, non-fiction-nuances

Actual rating 4.5 stars.
I received this book in exchange from an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you to the author, Mary Oliver, and the publisher, Penguin Press, for this opportunity.
This is a selection of essays, written in a beautiful and abstract style, concerning a variety of topics; from the history of Emmerson, the laying of turtle eggs in the sand, Poe’s concern over the uncertainty of the universe and the adventures of a common house spider.
I enjoyed some more than others, purely be..more

Dec 22, 2016Jamie rated it really liked it

Incredibly beautiful and just awe-inspiring how she was able to express her passion for literature and nature within such small essays.
Certain essays were written so vividly, that I felt right there with her, seeing what she had seen when she was describing the woods. Absolutely loved this book.
4.5 Stars

Oct 23, 2016Jennifer rated it really liked it

'I quickly found for myself two such blessings -- the natural world, and the world of writing: literature. These were the gates through which I vanished through a difficult place.'
In in this exquisite collection of essays, national treasure Mary Oliver uses her poetic talent and gifts of observation to reflect on topics ranging from the beauty of the natural world, to the connectedness of all beings, to the need for solitude, and the genius of some of America's literary masters. As with the poet..more

Sep 24, 2016Ariel rated it it was amazing

In her essay collection, Upstream, Mary Oliver sets us on a trail through forest and by shore as she expertly layers in experience and thought from essay to essay. A collection of three parts, the latter two being expansions on the first, Upstream is Oliver's beautifully writ reflection on where she comes from, her kinship with the natural world and its wild ones, and the authors that have warmed her blood and quickened her own ink.
Oliver's essays on Whitman, Emerson, and Poe are insightful pie..more

Mary Oliver's essays, like her poems, are a soothing balm for the soul.

Sep 07, 2016Caroline Gerardo rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

ARC copy signed made me cry when I open the cover. Read while sitting outside with Cleveland National Park at my home. Tears, nods, the taste of gooseberries found hiking all in this book. We get better with wisdom of time. A book for writers, naturalists and those with a beating soul

Jun 26, 2019Kyra Leseberg (Roots & Reads) rated it really liked it

Mary Oliver was a total hippie and I mean that in the best, least stereotypical way possible!
Nature was her first language and she managed to translate it into words on paper that make me step outside and look up at the trees in awe. Her appreciation of the world and its quiet miracles never fails to stun me.
Upstream is an essay collection divided into five sections. It covers Oliver's devotion to nature, words, and home (Provincetown). It also includes thoughtful essays about authors Emerson,..more

Nov 05, 2016L.P. Logan rated it liked it

This book is beautiful, capturing revelations and insights that the average human being would fail to make on their own . . . which events are then offset by the detailed accounts of a spider killing a cricket (gross), the author nursing on her newly-made mother pet cat (even grosser), and other oddities that entirely distract from the awesomeness that observed, removed, from the author and her general sphere.
I'm still scratching my head as to whether I even liked these poetic essays or not, wh..more

Oct 28, 2016Laura rated it really liked it

Reading anything Mary Oliver writes is always a soothing balm to the soul for me. I suppose I feel such a kinship with her writing because I love spending time tramping about in the woods and fields near my home taking in the nature around me, and she writes about the natural world so beautifully. No matter what she writes about, whether it be nature, or about one of the writers from the past that she loves so well and that have made such an impression on her, or the beloved town where she lived..more

Mary Oliver takes us on a trip through the natural world which she claims is a necessity for her to write. This is a collection of essays and they are so beautiful.
The beginning started out really strong for me. Towards the middle although I appreciated the essays on other poets that fuel her soul, it was a tad slow but then she picked right back up at the end. There is an essay in here about a little spider that I've been thinking about since I read it.
I will refer to this for a long time.

Apr 12, 2019Mira I Read Like Phoebe Runs rated it it was amazing

Shelves: poetry, nature, 2019, nonfiction, books-i-own, memoir, essays

May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful.
I've only read Mary Oliver's poetry before this, it was years ago, but this, this made me fall in love with her writing. It's like I found a member of my soul family. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
There is no possible way for me to write a proper review, I am too over the moon even though I spent several days with this book. I want to start it again right away, which is a feeling I haven't had with a book in ages. Amazing.

I liked most of these essays, especially the one about Whitman, and some of her writing is wonderful. She is evocative, and beautiful. The last part I thought was a bit much with the spider and the cricket and all that. Too much nature for me. Maybe I should not have read it while I was having lunch. I was not too crazy about the ones where she began speaking of animals and giving them personalities, the owl one, and the one about the dog, the one about the gull. She is a wonderful writer, but I..more

May 25, 2017⋟Kimari⋞ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: nature, non-fiction, poetry, books-about-books, united-states, animals, beautiful-writing

I know it's silly, but I'd love to have tea with Mary Oliver and Annie Dillard.
Some of my favorite bits from Upstream:

If this was lost, let us all be lost always. The beech leaves were just slipping their copper coats; pale green and quivering they arrived into the year. My heart opened, and opened again. The water pushed against my effort, then its glassy permission to step ahead touched my ankles. The sense of going toward the source.
I do not think that I ever, in fact, returned home.
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Nov 05, 2016Shelly rated it really liked it

This is a beautiful book. It's a collection of essays that by the end feel a little memoir-ish, in a good way. There are essays mostly on nature and small bits of Mary Oliver's life. Literature essays are also here with a special focus on Emerson, Poe, and Whitman. The entire collection is good, but I especially enjoyed the ones focused most on nature, though the Poe one was rather interesting.
(I received an ARC of Upstream from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.)

I lack the ability to really describe all the ways I loved, devoured, and re-devoured this book so I’ll leave it at that. Really one of the brightest spots in an otherwise challenging year for new books.

Apr 24, 2017Jamie rated it really liked it

You can tell these essays were written by a poet. It’s a love of the language as much as the natural world.

Aug 29, 2017Andreea (Infinite Text) rated it it was ok

2.5 Although I enjoyed it more after knowing Oliver's poetry, I still wanted more from this collection. For instance, I found it unnecessary to get a biographical introduction of Emerson and Thoreau. I felt a bit spoon-fed at points. I wanted to get more of her impressions, and feelings about these poets' work, or their relationship to nature, or how she herself relates to nature. I think this collection tried to sound academic and reflective while at the same time being personal and poetic and..more

Sometimes in life, you just need to step back and look at life differently. Mary Oliver’s books often lend that perspective. They make you rethink life and its subtleties and what transpires in our often ignored surroundings – especially nature and how we ignore it, most of the time.
Her latest offering – a prose collection “Upstream: Selected Essays” is a magical book – it speaks of writing, life, nature and creativity – all rolled into one. My only grouse with the book is that it ended too soo..more

4.25
This collection of essays felt at times a little unusual and yet in the end it all made sense in a way that only someone as brilliant as Mary Oliver could pull off. The middle section of the book was filled with essays analyzing some of the greats in literature such as Emerson, Poe, and Whitman. At times this felt out of place, but it was no doubt very deliberate. I think this might put off a lot of people who are not familiar with Oliver's work and not interested in getting a sense of the..more

Jan 02, 2017Elizabeth Brookbank rated it it was amazing

In case you haven't noticed..I loved this book! Mary Oliver is one of my all-time favorites and these essays did not disappoint. I'll forgive you if you skip the ones in the middle about Whitman and Emerson, but other than that: perfection. I filled pages and pages with quotes I wanted to remember, to hold close to my heart for comfort and wisdom and hope during the coming years. I already shared some, but here are two more favorites:
'Faith, as I imagine it, is tensile, and cool, and has no nee..more

Feb 21, 2017Sarah rated it really liked it

A lovely collection of essays on nature and a few biographical ones on famous authors (Whitman, Poe and Emerson).
The nature essays were beautiful, reminded me of how much I miss living in the countryside and being so close to wildlife all the time. I almost skipped the essays about authors given that I have never read any of their books, but learnt a lot from them.
My favourite from the collection was Bird, about a bird that the author saved, wonderfully written and touching. I'll definitely chec..more

Feb 21, 2019Jessica rated it it was amazing

Her essays on nature and animals rank among my favorite things I've ever read. Definitely putting this on the to-reread shelf. Oliver wrote that 'Attention is the beginning of devotion,' and the many ways she writes about and demonstrates just how radical attention can be in a world of distraction -- that is my most cherished takeaway from this book.
Sections Two ('Blue Pastures,' 'The Ponds,' and 'Sister Turtle') and Four (especially 'Swoon,' 'Bird,' and 'Owls') spoke to me in particular. 'Swoon..more

Jul 22, 2017Liisa rated it really liked it

Even when I had only read the first paragraph of Upstream I had a strong feeling I would love Mary Olivers essays. And I was right. She is an incredible writer and I found so much I could relate to. The encounters with different, fascinating animals, the connection to nature, the endless admiration of it. It felt like someone put to words my own thoughts. But there are also these essays about Mary Olivers favorite, most inspiring writers, their lives and works, and those ones couldnt always keep..more

Mar 18, 2019Jane Glossil rated it really liked it

Shelves: nonfiction, essays-short-stories, spiritual-inspirational

It is refreshing to finally read Mary Oliver's prose. There is no doubt how much I love and am inspired with her poems, but now, I have even higher appreciation and respect for Mary Oliver as a poet, writer, and person.
This collection is personal, in the sense that we can finally get to know more about Mary Oliver. She was such a private person, and here, we learn of her other interests, such as handiwork, building, and carpentry. She also shares how she was inspired and influenced by great wri..more

I prefer her poetry, which these essays seem eager to become, but I can't deny how much she moves me, and how much thought and feeling she can get into simple language. My favorite is 'Bird,' which makes me cry with one simple statement: 'We grew fond.' But I dog-eared nearly every one. I read her and feel Emersonian elegance, as she characterizes it:

Writing that loses its elegance loses its significance. Moreover, it is no simple matter to be both inspirational and moderate. Emerson's trick--I

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“In a region that has produced most of the nation's poet laureates, it is risky to single out one fragile 71-year-old bard of Provincetown. But Mary Oliver, who won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1983, is my choice for her joyous, accessible, intimate observations of the na..more

“In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.” — 66 likes

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” — 35 likes

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One of O, The Oprah Magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year!
The New York Times bestselling collection of essays from beloved poet, Mary Oliver.
“In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.”
So begins Upstream, a collection of essays in which reveredpoet Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness, as a young child and as an adult, to lose herself within the beauty and mysteries of both the natural world and the world of literature. Emphasizing the significance of her childhood “friend” Walt Whitman, through whose work she first understood that a poem is a temple, “a place to enter, and in which to feel,” and who encouraged her to vanish into the world of her writing, Oliver meditates on the forces that allowed her to create a life for herself out of work and love. As she writes, “I could not be a poet without the natural world. Someone else could. But not me. For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple.”
Upstream follows Oliver as she contemplates the pleasure of artistic labor, her boundless curiosity for the flora and fauna that surround her, and the responsibility she has inherited from Shelley, Wordsworth, Emerson, Poe, and Frost, the great thinkers and writers of the past, to live thoughtfully, intelligently, and to observe with passion. Throughout this collection, Oliver positions not just herself upstream but us as well as she encourages us all to keep moving, to lose ourselves in the awe of the unknown, and to give power and time to the creative and whimsical urges that live within us.

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Distinguished, honored, prolific, popular, bestselling adjectives that don't always hang out together describe Oliver's body of work, nearly three dozen volumes of poetry and collections of prose. Al qadim pdf. This group (19 essays, 16 from previous collections) is a distillation of sorts. Born of two 'blessings the natural world, and the world of writing: literature,' it partakes of the spirits of a journal, a commonplace book, and a meditation. The natural world pictured here is richly various, though Oliver seems most drawn to waterways. All manner of aquatic life shark and mackerel, duck and egret accompany her days, along with spiders, foxes, even a bear. Her keen observations come as narrative (following a fox) or as manual (building a house) or as poems masquerading as description ('I have seen bluefish arc and sled across the water, an acre of them, leaping and sliding back under the water, then leaping again, toothy, terrible, lashed by hunger'). When the world of writing enters, currently unfashionable 19th-century writers emerge Percy Shelley, William Wordsworth, William James in readings that evade academic textual analyses and share the look-at-what-I-saw tone animating Oliver's observations of the natural world. The message of her book for its readers is a simple and profound one: open your eyes.

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Reading these essays are akin to someone giving you answers to questions about yourself, others and the world around you. You will dog-ear,underline and re-read passages again & again.

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