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# Unpacking the meaning behind Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/extras/unpacking-the-meaning-behind-mary-olivers-wild-geese-oqyac4/
- Published: 2026-08-06T17:45:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-29T07:30:13.000Z
- Description: "Wild Geese" is one of Mary Oliver's most popular poems.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_0822caf7-b386-4c44-a3bf-385314352a7a, #extra

"Wild Geese" is one of Mary Oliver's most popular poems. Poet David Keplinger, musician Lucy Dacus, and comedian Stephen Colbert share what the poem means to them. "We think of wild as chaotic, but wild is harmonious with the wilderness, which is where we all came from," said Colbert. "We're born wild."