Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

“Watched by myself in the theater for a matinee and cried the whole time. Absolutely stunning. Please watch this film”

“Watch this as soon and as often as you can. I just spent four days off grid on an island off the coast of Maine and the scope of nature in those days was so vast I will be processing it forever - Mary’s words are salve for the future Gratis on YouTube right now.”

“You can find this beautiful doc on Mary Oliver on PBS or locate it on AppleTV.”

“Starting a new rec collection of things I want to watch / read / explore / etc. First in this collection is Mary Oliver’s documentary. What a gorgeous human and I think of her words at least one time a day.”

“A really great documentary about the woman who wrote Wild Geese.. You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -- over and over announcing your place in the family of things.”

“I don’t think I can adequately express my love and gratitude for Mary Oliver. How lucky are we to be alive at a point in history that we get to read her poetry. I was captivated learning more about her life in this documentary. Thank you PBS!”

“PBS has so much wonderful content on YouTube but this documentary is great.”

“A good reminder to pay attention”

“One of the best things I saw this year.”

“The Uses of Sorrow Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift. (Mary Oliver)”

“Layered and transporting, just like her poetry. A beautiful, honest portrait. I was really moved.”

“To cry and laugh and cry 🦢”

“I randomly got a chance to see this in a theater recently and it was lovely”

“on my to watch list!”