{"product_id":"concerning-the-book-that-is-the-body-of-the-beloved-9781556592294","title":"Concerning the Book That Is the Body of the Beloved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The heart of Orr's poetry, now as ever, is the enigmatic image . . . mystical, carnal, reflective, wry.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book-length sequence of ecstatic, visionary lyrics recalls Rumi in its search for the beloved and its passionate belief in the healing qualities of art and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved\u003c\/i\u003e is an incantatory celebration of the \"Book,\" an imaginary and self-gathering anthology of all the lyrics--both poems and songs--ever written. Each poem highlights a distinct aspect of the human condition, and together the poems explore love, loss, restoration, the beauty of the world, the beauty of the beloved, and the mystery of poetry. The purpose and power of the Book is to help us live by reconnecting us to the world and to our emotional lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI put the beloved\u003cbr\u003e In a wooden coffin.\u003cbr\u003e The fire ate his body;\u003cbr\u003e The flames devoured her.\u003cbr\u003e I put the beloved\u003cbr\u003e In a poem or song.\u003cbr\u003e Tucked it between\u003cbr\u003e Two pages of the Book.\u003cbr\u003e How bright the flames.\u003cbr\u003e All of me burning, \u003cbr\u003e All of me on fire\u003cbr\u003e And still whole.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing quite like this book--an \"active anthology\" in the best sense--where individuals find the poems and songs that will sustain them. Or the poems find them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Orr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books of poetry, four volumes of criticism, and a memoir. He has received numerous awards for his work, most recently the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Orr has taught at the University of Virginia since 1975 and was, for many years, the poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Virginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556592294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 6.34w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2005 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gregory Orr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659688636572,"sku":"9781556592294","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b68cf577-5962-4608-9bcc-853b79697931.jpg?v=1603895276","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/concerning-the-book-that-is-the-body-of-the-beloved-9781556592294","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}