{"product_id":"owls-and-other-fantasies","title":"Owls and Other Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout of the freezing sky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith its depths of light,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike an angel,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor a buddha with wings,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit was beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand accurate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-from 'White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Oliver's Owls and Other Fantasies 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\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\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\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who values poetry and essays, for anyone who cares about birds, Owls and Other Fantasies will be a treasured gift; for those who love both, it will be essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ADS Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50658905293023,"sku":"9781472160935","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781472160935.jpg?v=1785645010","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/owls-and-other-fantasies","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}