David Orr Quotes
Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.
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| Birth: | 1974 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Lawyer, Poet |
David Orr was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He is an American journalist, lawyer, and poet. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Princeton University in 1996, and subsequently a law degree from Yale Law School. While practicing law, Orr has written reviews and essays for Poetry Magazine, The New York Times, and other periodicals. In 2011 he published Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry. He is the winner of the Nona Balakian Prize from the National Book Critics Circle and the Editor's Prize for Reviewing from Poetry magazine.
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