Gregory Orr has taught English at the University of Virginia since 1975. He is the author of nine poetry collections and the recipient of NEA and Guggenheim fellowships. Orr lives in Charlottesville, Va., with his wife, the painter Trisha Orr.
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Poet Gregory Orr reflects on the power of poetry to help people endure traumatic events and isolation in 'The Making of Poems', his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features American... SEE MORE