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Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr has written twelve poetry collections, a memoir, and several books of criticism, including The Last Poem I Will Ever Write and A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry. A Guggenheim Fellow, he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr has written twelve poetry collections, a memoir, and several books of criticism, including The Last Poem I Will Ever Write and A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry. A Guggenheim Fellow, he lives 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.