Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects Lopez Barry
Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects Lopez Barry Barry Lopez had no illusions about the seriousness of our global crisis, yet he also felt a deep conviction about the power of hope and the…
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Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects Lopez Barry
Barry Lopez had no illusions about the seriousness of our global crisis, yet he also felt a deep conviction about the power of hope and the sources of renewal in the living world. He describes the quality of attention he learned from intimacy with the place itself: a very fine distinction between silence and stillness, the rich complexities of the present moment, and the syntax of interrelationships between living things. Syntax of the River is an extended conversation spanning three days between Lopez and Julia Martin in which he explores what this juxtaposition means for him as a writer.On the first day Lopez reflects on years watching the McKenzie River near his home in Oregon.
Lopez shares his practical strategies for writing and revising a manuscript and goes on to speak about The second day is concerned with craft: the work of making sentences and books.