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David Orr

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David Orr

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Birthday: October 4, 1944

Educated At: Simpson College

Political Parties: Democratic Party

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Politician

Total quotes: 1

“The drunken poet... isn’t merely drunk in the way a lawyer might be drunk, or an orthopedic surgeon, or even just a sad, anxious person. No, the poet has made a sacrifice. He is drunk for art.”

— David Orr, What Charles Bukowski’s Glamorous Displays of Alcoholism Left Out

Tagged: Poetry, Art, Culture

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