Selected Books of the Beloved - Orr, Gregory
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* This book is the culmination of Orr's decade-and-a-half-long exploration of "The Book" of the beloved, an imaginary anthology that contains all the poems ever written * Copper Canyon Press has published five books by Gregory Orr * When Orr was twelve, he accidentally killed his brother in a hunting accident-which has since influenced his entire life and career * For Orr, poetry has been the way he has healed from the grief and trauma of his past. * A master of lyric poetry, this book is accessible and relatable to any reader * Along with being an acclaimed poet, Orr is a professor, critic,…mehr

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* This book is the culmination of Orr's decade-and-a-half-long exploration of "The Book" of the beloved, an imaginary anthology that contains all the poems ever written * Copper Canyon Press has published five books by Gregory Orr * When Orr was twelve, he accidentally killed his brother in a hunting accident-which has since influenced his entire life and career * For Orr, poetry has been the way he has healed from the grief and trauma of his past. * A master of lyric poetry, this book is accessible and relatable to any reader * Along with being an acclaimed poet, Orr is a professor, critic, editor, essayist, memoirist * Memoir The Blessing was a Publishers Weekly pick for 50 best nonfiction books of 2002 * Orr was involved in the civil rights movement, and while part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee he was kidnapped and beaten. * When you get a free moment, please read Orr's powerful Op-Ed in the New York Times (April 29, 2014) entitled "When a Child Kills," written in response to a young girl who accidentally killed her shooting instructor
Autorenporträt
Gregory Orr has written twelve poetry collections, a memoir, and several books of criticism. The recipient of Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.