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Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr is the author of fourteen collections of poetry and several books of prose, including The Blessings: A Memoir, A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry, and Poetry as Survival. He is professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he founded its MFA Program in Writing. He lives with his wife, the painter Trisha Orr, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr is the author of fourteen collections of poetry and several books of prose, including The Blessings: A Memoir, A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry, and Poetry as Survival. He is professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he founded its MFA Program in Writing. He lives with his wife, the painter Trisha Orr, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Books by Gregory Orr

  • River Inside the River: Poems

    Gregory Orr

    Hardback, 2013

    Three gorgeous poetic sequences that combine the intensity of lyric with the thematic scope and range of narrative and myth.
  • River Inside the River: Poems

    Gregory Orr

    Paperback, 2015

    From an acclaimed poet come three gorgeous poetic sequences.
  • Primer for Poets

    Gregory Orr

    Paperback, 2018

    An innovative and accessible guide to poetry writing by an award-winning poet and beloved professor.
  • The Last Love Poem I Will Ever Write: Poems

    Gregory Orr

    Paperback, 2021

    A "master of the lyric poem" (Paris Review) at the top of his form writes indelibly of grief and love.
  • River Inside the River: Poems

    Gregory Orr

    E Book, 2013

    From an acclaimed poet come three gorgeous poetic sequences.
  • Primer for Poets

    Gregory Orr

    E Book, 2018

    An innovative and accessible guide to poetry writing by an award-winning poet and beloved professor.
  • The Last Love Poem I Will Ever Write: Poems

    Gregory Orr

    E Book, 2019

    A “master of the lyric poem” (Paris Review) at the top of his form writes indelibly of grief and love.