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Barbara Kingsolver: “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)”
Barbara Kingsolver discusses crossing genres of writing and her second book of poetry, “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).”
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m ListenBarbara Kingsolver discusses crossing genres of writing and her second book of poetry, “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).” A celebrated novelist and essayist, she says that writing is writing, and different genres of writing are different types of vehicles. Another way to say it: writing a novel is like a marriage, and writing poetry is like a first date. In an urban-dominant country this is poetry from the country, concerning rural life, rural concerns, and an awareness of non-human life.
Excerpt from “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)” by Barbara Kingsolver.
HowtoDrinkWaterWhenThereIsWine
Howtostepcarefullyonthepaththatpulls for
How to resist the kiss, the bodyforbidden
OnceIknewallthesebrick-shapedthings,tookthemfor
Now I have lived long and I knowbetter.
How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) Copyright© 2020 by Barbara Kingsolver. Reprinted courtesy of Harper Publishing.
