Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry

Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry

<p>"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . <em>Beautiful & Pointless </em>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 <p>Award-winning <em>New York Times Book Review </em>poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s <em>Reading Like a Writer</em>, Orr’s <em>Beautiful & Pointless</em> offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace. </p>