"Instructions for Living" T-shirt

Who said it?

Mary Oliver was an American poet whose radiant, accessible verse transformed the natural world into a profound sanctuary for spiritual reflection and healing. Living a largely quiet life intimately connected to the landscape of Provincetown, Massachusetts, she shunned literary trends to focus on the quiet miracles of everyday nature—from wild geese to a single blade of grass. Through beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning collections like American Primitive, Oliver utilized deceptively simple, luminous language to urge readers to slow down, pay attention, and find deep connection within the living world.