David Orr http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=151786092&ft=1&f=151786092 David Orr, who writes about poetry for NPR Books, is the author of <em>Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry.</em> en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:07:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif David Orr http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=151786092&ft=1&f=151786092 It's A Genre! The Overdue Poetry Of Parenthood Love, death, marriage, divorce — poetry tends to focus on life's major moments. But that hasn't held true for birth and child rearing. Critic (and new dad) David Orr reflects on the reasons why, and on the women and men who are, at last, delivering the poetry of parenthood. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/23/157071197/its-a-genre-the-overdue-poetry-of-parenthood?ft=1&f=151786092 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/23/157071197/its-a-genre-the-overdue-poetry-of-parenthood?ft=1&f=151786092 Love, death, marriage, divorce — poetry tends to focus on life's major moments. But that hasn't held true for birth and child rearing. Critic (and new dad) David Orr reflects on the reasons why, and on the women and men who are, at last, delivering the poetry of parenthood.

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]]> Adrienne Rich: Resolution Amid The 'Turbulence' The memorials for poet Adrienne Rich, who died Tuesday, include plenty of references to her political activism and eventful personal life. Amid this, Critic David Orr pauses to reflect on one poem — a testament to her perseverance and her art. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/03/29/149619634/adrienne-rich-resolution-amid-the-turbulence?ft=1&f=151786092 http://www.npr.org/2012/03/29/149619634/adrienne-rich-resolution-amid-the-turbulence?ft=1&f=151786092 The memorials for poet Adrienne Rich, who died Tuesday, include plenty of references to her political activism and eventful personal life. Amid this, Critic David Orr pauses to reflect on one poem — a testament to her perseverance and her art.

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]]> ­Poetic Propositions: Verse And The Art of Seduction Valentine's Day is a tricky occasion for poets. Granted, it's hard not to be happy about a holiday on which poems are thought to be genuinely <em>useful</em>. But love poetry's record as an aphrodisiac is mixed. Critic David Orr offers advice for romantic rhymers. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:11:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/13/146701163/-poetic-propositions-verse-and-the-art-of-seduction?ft=1&f=151786092 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/13/146701163/-poetic-propositions-verse-and-the-art-of-seduction?ft=1&f=151786092 Valentine's Day is a tricky occasion for poets. Granted, it's hard not to be happy about a holiday on which poems are thought to be genuinely useful. But love poetry's record as an aphrodisiac is mixed. Critic David Orr offers advice for romantic rhymers.

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]]> Flush Poets Society: Donnelly's 'Cloud Corporation' Wins Six-Figure Prize Robert Graves once said, "There's no money in poetry." But Brooklyn-based poet Timothy Donnelly might disagree. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146294653/flush-poets-society-donnellys-cloud-corporation-wins-six-figure-prize?ft=1&f=151786092 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146294653/flush-poets-society-donnellys-cloud-corporation-wins-six-figure-prize?ft=1&f=151786092 Robert Graves once said, "There's no money in poetry." But Brooklyn-based poet Timothy Donnelly might disagree.

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]]> Wislawa Szymborska, Poet Of Gentle Irony, Dies At 88­ The Polish poet, a Nobel Prize winner in 1996, died Wednesday in Krakow, Poland. Szymborska was an ironist who deployed whimsy and a light touch, even when exploring weighty themes. Critic David Orr praises her as a writer of "dry-eyed, athletic precision." Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:29:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146281183/wislawa-szymborska-poet-of-gentle-irony-dies-at-88?ft=1&f=151786092 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146281183/wislawa-szymborska-poet-of-gentle-irony-dies-at-88?ft=1&f=151786092 The Polish poet, a Nobel Prize winner in 1996, died Wednesday in Krakow, Poland. Szymborska was an ironist who deployed whimsy and a light touch, even when exploring weighty themes. Critic David Orr praises her as a writer of "dry-eyed, athletic precision."

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