{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies-1","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComing down\u003cbr\u003e out of the freezing sky\u003cbr\u003e with its depths of light,\u003cbr\u003e like an angel, \u003cbr\u003e or a buddha with wings, \u003cbr\u003e it was beautiful\u003cbr\u003e and accurate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -from 'White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eOwls and Other Fantasies \u003c\/i\u003ebrings 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unique 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 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.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For 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","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260918669656,"sku":"9781472160935","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}