Beautiful & Pointless

"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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/21/2019
ISBN: 9780061673467
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.58d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/08/2012 pg. 32