Poetry mustn’t be fancy, Mary Oliver said January 17, 2019 by Jennifer What a gift she gave us – poetry generous, grounded, plain, and true. I’ve just been reading a book of Mary Oliver’s poems and happened to post this one on Instagram a few days ago. I am grateful for the very many ways her words have met me along this way and am sorry she’s done sharing her wisdom and words with us for now . Category: 17 beatsTag: American SentencePrevious Post: « Innocent until proven guilty Next Post: Sunshine on a Gloomy Day »