Beautiful & Pointless
Author | : David Orr |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2011-04-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780062079411 |
ISBN-13 | : 0062079417 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.