Dog Songs

<b>&#147;The popularity of [<i>Dog Songs</i>] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming.&#148; &#151;<i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br>&#160;<br>Mary Oliver&#146;s <i>Dog Songs</i> is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog as understood through the poet&#146;s relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks warmed her home and inspired her work. Oliver&#146;s poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers but through her extraordinary vision these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it.<br><br><i>Dog Songs</i> includes visits with old friends like Oliver&#146;s beloved Percy and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter heartbreak and grief. Throughout the many dogs of Oliver&#146;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.