{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies-by-mary-oliver-9781472160935","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing down\u003c\/strong\u003e out of the freezing sky with its depths of light, like an angel, or a buddha with wings, it was beautiful and accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-from 'White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twenty-six of the Pulitzer Prize-winner's poems about the birds that played such an important role in her life. Here are hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows, and the snowy owl, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnique to this collection are two beautifully crafted essays: 'Owls,' selected for the Best American Essays series, and 'Bird,' an essay of resilience that takes its place among the classics of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the words of the poet Stanley Kunitz, 'Mary Oliver's poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who values poetry and essays, for anyone who cares about birds, \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treasured gift; for those who love both, it will be essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47874070053100,"sku":"9781472160935","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472160935-owls-and-other-fantasies.jpg?v=1782982178","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies-by-mary-oliver-9781472160935","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}