{"product_id":"dog-songs-9781472156006","title":"Dog Songs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The popularity of [\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming'' \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDog Songs, \u003c\/i\u003eMary Oliver celebrates the special bond between human and dog, as understood through her connection to the dogs who across the years accompanied her on her daily walks, warmed her home and inspired her work. The poems in \u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers and become, through her extraordinary vision, meditations on the world and our place in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e includes visits with old friends, like Oliver''s most beloved dog Percy, and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. Throughout, the many dogs of Oliver''s life merge as fellow travelers and as guides, uniquely able to open our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is a sweet golden retriever of a book that curls up with the reader * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eOliver . . . is one of our most adored poets, and a longtime lover of dogs. The popularity of [\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver is a canine lover par excellence. Her combo of woman's best friend and poetry is utterly irresistible * Oprah.com *\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is, plainly put, a lovely and accessible book of poems * The Rumpus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e collects [Oliver's] most soul-stirring poems and short prose celebrating that special human-canine relationship and what it reveals about the meaning of our own lives * Brainpickings *\u003cbr\u003eOliver's capacity for simple ecstasy in response to the natural world remains * Time Out *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739405857111,"sku":"9781472156006","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472156006.jpg?v=1720052153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dog-songs-9781472156006","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}