In Blackwater Woods

Depicts a map of Cape Cod with National Seashore shaded in green

In Blackwater Woods is a free verse poem written by Mary Oliver (1935–2019). The poem was first published in 1983 in her collection American Primitive, which won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize.[1] The poem, like much of Oliver's work, uses imagery of nature to make a statement about human experience.[2]

  1. ^ Horne, Dee Alyson. Mary Oliver's Grass Roots Poetry. Peter Lang, 2019.
  2. ^ "In memoriam: Mary Oliver (1933-2019)". The Pulitzer Prizes. January 17, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.