Beautiful & Pointless
A Guide to Modern Poetry
1st Edition
Published on 12. April 2011
240 pages
978-0-06-207941-1 (ISBN)
Description
"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orrs 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 Proses Reading Like a Writer, Orrs Beautiful Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Personal
- The Political
- Form
- Ambition
- The Fishbowl
- Why Bother?
- Acknowledgments
- Permissions
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
