Parker J. Palmer - In this week-long, poem-a-day celebration of Mary Oliver's life and work, my biggest challenge has been deciding which poems to post. Oliver wrote so many life-changing gems. Today's
![Sierra Club on Twitter: "A poem by Mary Oliver: "In Blackwater Woods" https://t.co/7FStIyGAyK" / Twitter Sierra Club on Twitter: "A poem by Mary Oliver: "In Blackwater Woods" https://t.co/7FStIyGAyK" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExKys9jXMAcQgmu.jpg:large)
Sierra Club on Twitter: "A poem by Mary Oliver: "In Blackwater Woods" https://t.co/7FStIyGAyK" / Twitter
![Kim French on Twitter: "@RobGMacfarlane Mary Oliver's 'In Blackwater Woods' makes me think of the scent of Incense Cedar & and the feel of Giant Sequoia against the bones... https://t.co/L1MSYyTh5n" / Twitter Kim French on Twitter: "@RobGMacfarlane Mary Oliver's 'In Blackwater Woods' makes me think of the scent of Incense Cedar & and the feel of Giant Sequoia against the bones... https://t.co/L1MSYyTh5n" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFqZ7DvW0AA35q9.jpg)
Kim French on Twitter: "@RobGMacfarlane Mary Oliver's 'In Blackwater Woods' makes me think of the scent of Incense Cedar & and the feel of Giant Sequoia against the bones... https://t.co/L1MSYyTh5n" / Twitter
![Elly Higginbottom on Twitter: "Mary Oliver, Passing the Unworked Field https://t.co/MNWEsAoqhM" / Twitter Elly Higginbottom on Twitter: "Mary Oliver, Passing the Unworked Field https://t.co/MNWEsAoqhM" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYsE1eNWsAAYTGY.jpg)
Elly Higginbottom on Twitter: "Mary Oliver, Passing the Unworked Field https://t.co/MNWEsAoqhM" / Twitter
![Melissa Moore on Twitter: "I like these words from Mary Oliver's poem "In Blackwater Woods." http://t.co/ZNUKCtYOWG" / Twitter Melissa Moore on Twitter: "I like these words from Mary Oliver's poem "In Blackwater Woods." http://t.co/ZNUKCtYOWG" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtLcLeRCIAES9UN.jpg:large)
Melissa Moore on Twitter: "I like these words from Mary Oliver's poem "In Blackwater Woods." http://t.co/ZNUKCtYOWG" / Twitter
Project FUEL - 'In Blackwater Woods' is a free verse poem written by Mary Oliver. The poem was first published in 1983 in her collection American Primitive, which won the 1984 Pulitzer
![Padmaja Parulkar on Twitter: "Poem for the day, for me, today. Nature and spirituality go so hand-in-hand. In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver. https://t.co/f9CA8rcCxs" / Twitter Padmaja Parulkar on Twitter: "Poem for the day, for me, today. Nature and spirituality go so hand-in-hand. In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver. https://t.co/f9CA8rcCxs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-c2DmQVUAImT9M.jpg:large)
Padmaja Parulkar on Twitter: "Poem for the day, for me, today. Nature and spirituality go so hand-in-hand. In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver. https://t.co/f9CA8rcCxs" / Twitter
![Stream In Blackwater Woods (Mary Oliver) by Michael Alec Rose | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Stream In Blackwater Woods (Mary Oliver) by Michael Alec Rose | Listen online for free on SoundCloud](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000474624426-czoekq-t500x500.jpg)
Stream In Blackwater Woods (Mary Oliver) by Michael Alec Rose | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
![Iona (@singlecrow@wandering.shop) on Twitter: "Seen elsewhere: Mary Oliver as a "live love laugh" sort of poet- ie, facile, & girls like her. I wonder if that's because her most famous line is Iona (@singlecrow@wandering.shop) on Twitter: "Seen elsewhere: Mary Oliver as a "live love laugh" sort of poet- ie, facile, & girls like her. I wonder if that's because her most famous line is](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxJLYryWwAA1nkZ.jpg)