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The City of Poetry

The City of Poetry

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Series: Quarternote Chapbook, Book 10

Poetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

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ISBN10: 1936747294
ISBN13: 9781936747290
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: Aug 7 2012
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English

Jerusalem is a stucco cottage
Filled at all hours with angels,
Devils, and assorted orphans
Who dance and drink
And hand-tint engravings.

Blake himself is up in the attic
Night and day--
Even in eternity, he's still scribbling.

Gregory Orr is the author of ten collections of poetry. The recipient of National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim fellowships, he has been a Rockefeller Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Culture and Violence. He has taught at the University of Virginia since 1975, where he is professor of English.

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