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Quote by Gregory Orr

“"Similar but not the same" - that's like the return of the beloved for me. And metamorphosis: the spirit of the beloved moving through things, not lingering long in any one thing or place, no matter how we might wish it.”

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Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr is an American poet born in 1947. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and exquisite technique, covering a wide range of themes including nature, history, religion, and human experience. more

“I am committed now to one thing: lyric sequences. I want the intensity of lyric, but the scope and arc of narrative. so, I think I'll just write sequences for the foreseeable (the Beloved sequence doesn't have a 'plot' so I can just keep adding poems to it, it's like a giant bag I can just put beloved lyrics into - I think there are about 300 of them i've published by now).”

Thinking Want Writing I Can One Thing Committed Narrative Beloved Giants Bags Plot Intensity Scope Sequence Arcs

Author:Gregory Orr

“I have been on the margins in terms of having to find a place to live and getting a job, but at some point, and before that point, I always thought no matter where I am, that's the center.”

Has Beens Matter Jobs Term Margins Places To Live

Author:Aleksandar Hemon

“Everyone operates within their own domain and obviously those domains overlap to a great extent.”

Domain

Author:Aleksandar Hemon

“I never thought of myself as an outsider. Because outside of what? You would have to give advantage to this space where you're not, to think of it as sovereign because you're not there. I was always in the center of where I needed to be.”

Thinking Giving Space Needed Advantage Outsiders Sovereign

Author:Aleksandar Hemon