American poet Mary Oliver passed away at her home in Provincetown, Massachusetts on January 17, 2019 at the age of 83. Mary Oliver was born on September 10, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. A pivotal figure in late 20th-century poetry, Oliver was the author of 20 collections of poetry and was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for her collection American Primitive and the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems in 1992. Though her passing is a great loss to literature and the literary community, her work will live on, offering readers a way to explore the natural world and connect with themselves through her evocative writing. The breadth and depth of Mary Oliver's work is sure to allow her to remain an icon and beloved figure in both the literary and natural worlds for years to come.