An expansive, lyric testament to the formidable mystery of love, spanning several previous volumes all in dedication to the beloved. For more than a decade, Gregory Orr has been writing toward âthe Book:â an imagined tome containing every poem and song ever written. Drawing from a rich tradition of lyric poetry, Selected Books of the Beloved is the culmination of that project, and moreâit is a celebration of the transformative power of poetry, and of our extraordinary capacity to feel and to love.
An expansive, lyric testament to the formidable mystery of love, spanning several previous volumes all in dedication to the beloved. For more than a decade, Gregory Orr has been writing toward âthe Book:â an imagined tome containing every poem and song ever written. Drawing from a rich tradition ...