River Inside the River Poems

In the first sequence, "Eden and After," Orr retells the story of Adam and Eve. "The City of Poetry" explores a visionary metropolis where "every poem is a house, and every house is a poem." "River Inside the River" focuses on redemption through the mysterious power of language to resurrect the beloved and recover what is lost. From "River Inside the River" River inside the river. World within the world. All we have is words To reveal the rose That the rose obscures.