Beautiful & Pointless

<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>