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Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry

by David Orr

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Todd said: " I first read Orr's essay in the NYT Review of Books a week ago. Then yesterday read a review of the book. Got it. Started it. Orr is clever, funny, and helps anyone fall in love or back in love with poetry. ...more "

Apr 11, 2011 07:06PM · see review

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― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

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