NMLP P-021178 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

American Primitive

Mary Oliver · Atlantic-Little, Brown / Atlantic Monthly Press · 1983

US true first and Pulitzer winner — among Oliver's most collected titles. The hardcover first is far scarcer than the common trade paperback.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-021178 for "American Primitive" by Mary Oliver (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-021178, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).