How Beautiful the Beloved
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556592833 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Beloved is Indeed Beautiful and Inspiring" according to P. Mccarthy. In How Beautiful The Beloved, Orr signifies Whitman's optimism and scope to explore the many facets of "the beloved." Poet Mary Oliver states, "Greg Orr is a Walt Whitman without an inch of Whitman's bunting or oratory." Indeed, it is difficult not to think of Whitman's hopefulness and commitment to living life to its fullest as Orr masterfully orchestrates this vo. Midwest Book Review said Focusing on happiness and the many paths towards it. Seasoned and prolific poet Gregory Orr returns to readers with yet another volume, "How Beautiful the Beloved", focusing on happiness and the many paths towards it. Each poem details his own take on many of the possible routes. "How Beautiful the Beloved" is upbeat and uplifting, highly recommended. A sample: What death shatters/(sliver in the dirt, /shard in the h
Mary Oliver has called this project “gorgeous,” and said that he "speaks of the events that have no larger or more important rival in our lives—of our love and our loving."If to say it onceAnd once only, then stillTo say: Yes.And say it complete,Say it as if the wordFilled the whole momentWith its absolute saying.Later for “but,” Later for “if.”NowOnly the single syllableThat is the beloved.That is the world.Gregory Orr is the author of ten books of poetry. Orr brings together the monumental themes of love and loss in small, spare, and exquisite koan-like poems."—ForeWord"magnetic poems that open the world of lyrical verse to the larger questions of what is true and timeless." —The Bloomsbury ReviewGregory Orr continues his acclaimed project on the “beloved” with a lyrical sequence about the joys and hungers of being fully engaged in life. He teaches at the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville.. Through concise, perfectly formed poems, he wakes us to the ecstatic possibilities of recognizing and risking love. This is not primarily a poetry of image, but of ideas, perfectly distilled. “A confident, mystical, expansive project.”—Publishers Weekly“Dazzling and timeless focus is so unwaveringly aimed toward the transce
Gregory Orr is the author of ten books of poetry, four collections of criticism, and a memoir that was selected by Publishers Weekly as a "Best Book of the Year." The former poetry editor for the Virginia Quarterly Review, Orr teaches at the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville.
Most perplexing and interesting, however, are many poems in which the language would fall flat, except that Orr's line breaks add meaning and almost Rilkian power; imagine this going down the page: death is real, and all/ That is/ Flows toward its brink.// No wonder we need/ Hope and courage—// What the book brings. The best of these poems are compact missives addressing in the most direct language possible many of humanity's most dire needs and fears: That single line: a rope/ The poem tossed out/ Into