| Beautiful & Pointless Contributor(s): Orr, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061673463 ISBN-13: 9780061673467 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Reference - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 808.1 |
| LCCN: 2012655093 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.32" W x 8.02" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Orr, David: - David Orr is the poetry columnist for The New York Times Book Review. He is the winner of the Nona Balakian prize from the National Book Critics Circle and the Editors Prize for Reviewing from Poetry magazine. He lives in Ithaca, New York. |