HOW TO FLY - (IN TEN THOUSAND EASY LESSONS)

This edition gathers together Barbara Kingsolver''s vibrant and various poems, revealing an intimate side to her creative practice as yet unseen. Almost resembling a Collected or Selected Poems, the book is divided into thematically linked sections: a series of ''How to'' poems that smartly balance tongue-in-cheek guides with revelatory wisdom; a complicated family pilgrimage to Italy; cherished childhood memories; the perils and pleasures of being a [female] writer; elegies to lost loved ones; and elegies to the planet. Sharing the natural fluidity and compassionate humanity of her prose, How to Fly will both delight Kingsolver''s devoted readership and welcome a host of new readers to her luminous poetry.> Lire la suite Fermer