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Dogs, Poetry, and Songs of LoveA collection of poems by Mary Oliver that sings of love and bonds with dogs.
I think about it again and again as I read his poetry.
Perhaps dogs are there to remind us of something precious that we humans miss, something we call "humanity."
The book includes the poet's affectionate poems and prose directed at them.
March 19, 2021. Novel/Poetry PD Park Hyung-wook
Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning American best-selling poet
Singing about the joy of love shared with dogs
Mary Oliver, who keenly senses the connection between humans and the natural world and sings of a harmonious life.
He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992, and is America's best-selling poet according to the New York Times.
"Songs for a Dog" is Mary Oliver's second poetry collection to be introduced in Korea, following "A Thousand Mornings."
Thirty-five poems and one prose piece celebrate the special bond between humans and dogs, capturing moments spent with beloved dogs.
From her birth in 1935 until her death in 2019 at the age of eighty-three, nature was what sustained Mary Oliver's life.
He wrote poetry about the freedom he realized in the embrace of wide fields, damp swamps, dense forests, and deep seas.
In nature, unlike humans, dogs are beings that can distinguish countless beings one by one.
Dogs listen to the heartbeat of a tiny field mouse, like a pebble, that humans cannot hear.
In "Song for a Dog," Mary Oliver praises dogs for retaining the "wildness" that humans have lost as they enter the "modern age, full of worries and problems" (p. 85).
I cannot stop admiring the dog who knows how to be captivated by the great and beautiful joys of nature.
This collection of poems also includes special drawings of the dogs that actually accompanied Mary Oliver throughout her life, making it a special gift for domestic readers who love Mary Oliver.
Singing about the joy of love shared with dogs
Mary Oliver, who keenly senses the connection between humans and the natural world and sings of a harmonious life.
He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992, and is America's best-selling poet according to the New York Times.
"Songs for a Dog" is Mary Oliver's second poetry collection to be introduced in Korea, following "A Thousand Mornings."
Thirty-five poems and one prose piece celebrate the special bond between humans and dogs, capturing moments spent with beloved dogs.
From her birth in 1935 until her death in 2019 at the age of eighty-three, nature was what sustained Mary Oliver's life.
He wrote poetry about the freedom he realized in the embrace of wide fields, damp swamps, dense forests, and deep seas.
In nature, unlike humans, dogs are beings that can distinguish countless beings one by one.
Dogs listen to the heartbeat of a tiny field mouse, like a pebble, that humans cannot hear.
In "Song for a Dog," Mary Oliver praises dogs for retaining the "wildness" that humans have lost as they enter the "modern age, full of worries and problems" (p. 85).
I cannot stop admiring the dog who knows how to be captivated by the great and beautiful joys of nature.
This collection of poems also includes special drawings of the dogs that actually accompanied Mary Oliver throughout her life, making it a special gift for domestic readers who love Mary Oliver.
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index
It starts like this
What about us and what about them
If you are holding this book
All Dogs' Stories
Heavy snow (bear)
conversation
Luke's Junkyard Song
Luke
Dog's Grave
Benjamin, who doesn't know where he came from
The dog ran away again (Benjamin)
Hold onto Benjamin
Mr. Poetry
Bajugi
snood
Percy
school
Little Dog, Rhapsody of the Night
Time goes by
Untitled
Percy woke me up
The affection of dogs
While I was doing my taxes, Percy said
Percy waiting for Ricky
Percy (2002–2009)
“I’ll be thinking about my dog Percy.”
When Percy first came back
Ricky speaks about speaking
mischievous smile
traveler
Showtime
bad day
henry
How do we become friends?
I don't know where the story will go
Dog story
Translator's Note
_A love song sung by Mary Oliver
What about us and what about them
If you are holding this book
All Dogs' Stories
Heavy snow (bear)
conversation
Luke's Junkyard Song
Luke
Dog's Grave
Benjamin, who doesn't know where he came from
The dog ran away again (Benjamin)
Hold onto Benjamin
Mr. Poetry
Bajugi
snood
Percy
school
Little Dog, Rhapsody of the Night
Time goes by
Untitled
Percy woke me up
The affection of dogs
While I was doing my taxes, Percy said
Percy waiting for Ricky
Percy (2002–2009)
“I’ll be thinking about my dog Percy.”
When Percy first came back
Ricky speaks about speaking
mischievous smile
traveler
Showtime
bad day
henry
How do we become friends?
I don't know where the story will go
Dog story
Translator's Note
_A love song sung by Mary Oliver
Detailed image
Into the book
We are really in a state of confusion.
I guess it means there is no shaking
I think it's more about dogs than us.
That's why we love dogs so much.
--- From "What about us, what about them"
Then I patted Ben's shoulder
Kiss my feet
Don't stroke the hunting dog's long ears.
And then say:
Benny,
don't worry.
Even if you live a new life, you will still be haunted by the past
I don't know what it is.
--- From "Benjamin Who Doesn't Know Where He Came From"
This is Sammy's story.
But somewhere in here, there's probably a try or two.
Perhaps this is a story about what life was like in our precious city, and how much many of its residents miss it.
Or perhaps it's a story about the wonderful things that can happen to you if you break the chains that bind you.
--- From "The Neck Strap"
When I say sit, you jump up.
When I say, "Come here," you run across the sand
Go to the nearest dead fish
Let me scent your lovely neck.
It's summer now.
How many summers will a small dog live?
- From "School"
Dogs are cute and noble.
A true and loving friend.
but
He's also a hedonist, so be careful.
--- From "A Mischievous Smile"
Dogs remind us of the pleasures of the body with its graceful movements, the sharpness and delight of the senses, the beauty of the forest, the sea, the rain, and our own breath.
Among those dogs that run around freely, there is not one that does not teach us a lesson.
(syncopation)
Only dogs that are not on a leash can do that.
Such dogs become poetry not only when they are devoted to us, but also when they are absorbed in the wet night, the moon, the smell of rabbits in the bushes, and their own running bodies.
I guess it means there is no shaking
I think it's more about dogs than us.
That's why we love dogs so much.
--- From "What about us, what about them"
Then I patted Ben's shoulder
Kiss my feet
Don't stroke the hunting dog's long ears.
And then say:
Benny,
don't worry.
Even if you live a new life, you will still be haunted by the past
I don't know what it is.
--- From "Benjamin Who Doesn't Know Where He Came From"
This is Sammy's story.
But somewhere in here, there's probably a try or two.
Perhaps this is a story about what life was like in our precious city, and how much many of its residents miss it.
Or perhaps it's a story about the wonderful things that can happen to you if you break the chains that bind you.
--- From "The Neck Strap"
When I say sit, you jump up.
When I say, "Come here," you run across the sand
Go to the nearest dead fish
Let me scent your lovely neck.
It's summer now.
How many summers will a small dog live?
- From "School"
Dogs are cute and noble.
A true and loving friend.
but
He's also a hedonist, so be careful.
--- From "A Mischievous Smile"
Dogs remind us of the pleasures of the body with its graceful movements, the sharpness and delight of the senses, the beauty of the forest, the sea, the rain, and our own breath.
Among those dogs that run around freely, there is not one that does not teach us a lesson.
(syncopation)
Only dogs that are not on a leash can do that.
Such dogs become poetry not only when they are devoted to us, but also when they are absorbed in the wet night, the moon, the smell of rabbits in the bushes, and their own running bodies.
--- From "The Dog Story"
Publisher's Review
“I love everything about every day!”
The furry little friends who loved Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver went for a walk every early morning, before the blue twilight had even lifted.
There was always a dog walking alongside him, sometimes ahead and sometimes behind.
The dogs who have been with the poet throughout his life, including his beloved Percy, Bear, Luke, Benjamin, Bajugi, and Ricky, have been the poet's best companions and guides who helped him get closer to nature.
“Dogs, as wild creatures, show humans the way back to nature, but they also teach us the joy of love as bundles of love that are infinitely pure, passionate, and never-changing.
“The love and connection Mary Oliver and her dogs share is the true connection we long for in our lonely lives.” (From the Translator’s Note, pp. 89-90)
Luke, who was born in a junkyard and loves flowers; Benjamin, who was born as an abandoned dog and suffers from trauma; Percy, who is brave and overcame illness despite his small body; Ricky, who is from Cuba and is good at dating; Bear, who knows how to love the world; and Barjugi, a black dog with honest eyes.
And Sammy, who breaks the leash with his teeth and roams freely around the city, greeting his friends politely.
The poet learns the laws of nature from dogs that embrace wildness and live flexible lives.
At the same time, it subtly questions humans who cannot break the leash they have put on themselves.
“Or perhaps it’s a story about the wonderful things that can happen to you if you break the chains that bind you.” (Page 43, from “The Chains”)
Mary Oliver lived a remarkably simple life for over 50 years in Provincetown, Massachusetts, an artist's paradise.
In his work, animals and humans appear together as entities with a shared heart, rather than as separate entities.
Dogs, in particular, provide companionship and comfort in ways that humans simply cannot.
For example, by lying next to you and giving you warmth when you are sad.
The warmth we share reminds us that we are not different from each other, that we are the same animal.
“In the rustling blue air of the early dawn, we watch him run along the beach toward the first pink of sunrise.
We are captivated by the joy of becoming one with the landscape—the great and beautiful joy in nature.
As we see the dog's joy, our joy also increases.
That's no small gift.
That's a huge reason why we should show not only love but also respect to our own dogs, the dogs on the street, and all dogs yet to be born.
"What would the world be like without music, rivers, and soft green grass? What would the world be like without dogs?" (From "Dog Stories," pp. 86-87)
The poet calls the comfort he gets from nature and the consolation he gets from dogs love.
I hope that readers can embrace nature, just like approaching a dog that is walking ahead without a leash and calling its name.
Now Mary Oliver is giving a dazzling hug.
The furry little friends who loved Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver went for a walk every early morning, before the blue twilight had even lifted.
There was always a dog walking alongside him, sometimes ahead and sometimes behind.
The dogs who have been with the poet throughout his life, including his beloved Percy, Bear, Luke, Benjamin, Bajugi, and Ricky, have been the poet's best companions and guides who helped him get closer to nature.
“Dogs, as wild creatures, show humans the way back to nature, but they also teach us the joy of love as bundles of love that are infinitely pure, passionate, and never-changing.
“The love and connection Mary Oliver and her dogs share is the true connection we long for in our lonely lives.” (From the Translator’s Note, pp. 89-90)
Luke, who was born in a junkyard and loves flowers; Benjamin, who was born as an abandoned dog and suffers from trauma; Percy, who is brave and overcame illness despite his small body; Ricky, who is from Cuba and is good at dating; Bear, who knows how to love the world; and Barjugi, a black dog with honest eyes.
And Sammy, who breaks the leash with his teeth and roams freely around the city, greeting his friends politely.
The poet learns the laws of nature from dogs that embrace wildness and live flexible lives.
At the same time, it subtly questions humans who cannot break the leash they have put on themselves.
“Or perhaps it’s a story about the wonderful things that can happen to you if you break the chains that bind you.” (Page 43, from “The Chains”)
Mary Oliver lived a remarkably simple life for over 50 years in Provincetown, Massachusetts, an artist's paradise.
In his work, animals and humans appear together as entities with a shared heart, rather than as separate entities.
Dogs, in particular, provide companionship and comfort in ways that humans simply cannot.
For example, by lying next to you and giving you warmth when you are sad.
The warmth we share reminds us that we are not different from each other, that we are the same animal.
“In the rustling blue air of the early dawn, we watch him run along the beach toward the first pink of sunrise.
We are captivated by the joy of becoming one with the landscape—the great and beautiful joy in nature.
As we see the dog's joy, our joy also increases.
That's no small gift.
That's a huge reason why we should show not only love but also respect to our own dogs, the dogs on the street, and all dogs yet to be born.
"What would the world be like without music, rivers, and soft green grass? What would the world be like without dogs?" (From "Dog Stories," pp. 86-87)
The poet calls the comfort he gets from nature and the consolation he gets from dogs love.
I hope that readers can embrace nature, just like approaching a dog that is walking ahead without a leash and calling its name.
Now Mary Oliver is giving a dazzling hug.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: March 15, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 92 pages | 138g | 120*200*8mm
- ISBN13: 9791191248067
- ISBN10: 1191248062
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