Concerning the Book That Is the Body of the Beloved

- Orr pushes "lyric sequence" beyond usual fare - Orr has experienced strong audience reaction from this book: "…as in people weeping and, very strange, a standing ovation in Salt Lake City." - As Orr sees it, this book is really a giant, imaginary volume that has gathered into itself all poems and songs since the beginning of time. In this Book, individuals find the poems and songs that will sustain them. Or the poems find them. - The title came to Orr in a dream and can be said, almost, in a single breath