The Caged Owl: New and Selected Poems Contributor(s): Orr, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556591772 ISBN-13: 9781556591778 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Gregory Orr's genius is the transformation of trauma into art. Whether writing about his responsibility for a brother's death during a hunting accident, drug addiction, or being jailed during the Civil Rights struggle, lyricism erupts in the midst of desolation and violence. Orr's spare, succinct poems distill myth from the domestic and display a richness of action and visual detail. This long-awaited collection is soulful work from a remarkable poet, whose poems have been described as "mystical, carnal, reflective, and wry." ("San Francisco Review") "Love Poem" A black biplane crashes through the window from "Gathering the Bones Together" A father and his four sons "Orr's is an immaculate style of latent violence and inhibited tenderness, charged with a desperate intensity whose source is often obscure."-"The New York Times Book Review" Gregory Orr is the author of seven volumes of poetry and three books of criticism. He is the editor at "Virginia Quarterly Review," teaches at the University of Virginia, and lives with his wife and daughters in Charlottesville. In 2002, along with his selected poems "The Caged Owl," he will also publish a memoir and a book about poetry writing: "Three Strange Angels: Trauma andTransformation in Lyric Poetry." Also Available by Gregory Orr: |
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BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2001006504 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: Gregory Orr's genius is the transformation of trauma into art. Whether writing about his responsibility for a brother's death during a hunting accident, drug addiction, or being jailed during the Civil Rights struggle, lyricism erupts in the midst of desolation and violence. Orr's spare, succinct poems distill myth from the domestic and display a richness of action and visual detail. This long-awaited collection is soulful work from a remarkable poet, whose poems have been described as mystical, carnal, reflective, and wry. (San Francisco Review) Love Poem A black biplane crashes through the window from Gathering the Bones Together A father and his four sons Orr's is an immaculate style of latent violence and inhibited tenderness, charged with a desperate intensity whose source is often obscure.--The New York Times Book Review Gregory Orr is the author of seven volumes of poetry and three books of criticism. He is the editor at Virginia Quarterly Review, teaches at the University of Virginia, and lives with his wife and daughters in Charlottesville. In 2002, along with his selected poems The Caged Owl, he will also publish a memoir and a book about poetry writing: Three Strange Angels: Trauma and Transformation in Lyric Poetry. Also Available by Gregory Orr: |