“These days it seems the lyric impulse, so seemingly fragile, comes in for a lot of abuse-or simply a lot of mistrust. What's it for, anyway, in this hard-edged, worried world? Into this cultural uncertainty Gregory Orr's spirited meditation on the surprisingly tensile strength of poetry in the face of profound suffering and grief presents a welcome fresh view of the ancient human instinct to cry out and to praise.” WorldHumansHardSeemsFacesSufferingViewsGriefMeditationCryAbusePraiseInstinctProfoundAncientWelcomeWorriedImpulseUncertaintyThese DaysFragileMistrustSpirited Author:Patricia Hampl
“It is hard to sever the cords that tie us to our slavery and leave intact those that bind us to ourselves.” HardSlaveryTiesCords Author:Patricia Hampl
“Writing is so hard. And then, sometimes, it is so bewilderingly easy.” WritingSometimesHardEasy Author:Patricia Hampl
