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Memorial Page for Mary Oliver

Sep 10, 1935 – Jan 17, 2019(83 years)Died in:Hobe Sound, Martin County

American poet

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poetwriternovelistclimate activist

Awards(5)

Guggenheim FellowshipPulitzer Prize for PoetryPEN New England AwardShelley Memorial AwardNational Book Award

Education(3)

Ohio State UniversityVassar CollegeMaple Heights High School

Mary Oliver (* September 10, 1935 in Maple Heights; † January 17, 2019 in Hobe Sound) was an american poet. She was 83 years old. Her education included Ohio State University, Vassar College and Maple Heights High School. She received 5 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Her cause of death was cancer.

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Born in Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County

1935

Shelley Memorial Award

1970

Guggenheim Fellowship

1980

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

1984

American primitive

PEN New England Award

1990

National Book Award

1992

Died in Hobe Sound, Martin County (cancer)

2019

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Mary Oliver. Forever remembered.