Selected Books of the Beloved

Selected Books of the Beloved Synopsis

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 "e;the Book:"e; 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 more-it is a celebration of the transformative power of poetry, and of our extraordinary capacity to feel and to love.