Mary Oliver: Pulitzer-winning poet dies aged 83

US poet Mary Oliver, who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, has died at the age of 83.

Her literary executor, Bill Reichblum, said she died from lymphoma cancer at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Oliver, one of America's most popular poets, wrote more than 15 collections of poetry and essays, which zinged with affection for nature and the outdoors.

Her substantial fanbase includes Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.