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American Masters
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Season 40
Episode 5
Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Mary Oliver. Shaped by a solitary childhood and rising literary fame, Oliver published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.
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