I went and saw Mary Oliver read tonight. And. Well.
Wow. For more detail regarding my reaction, see the Practical Poet Blog.
Among other things, she read from a memoir she's written about Molly Malone Cook, with whom she lived for many years. She said that Cook taught her to observe the world differently. She read, "..attention without feeling, I began to learn, is only a report."
Note to Self: You got that?
