How to Write a Sentence
In this essay, Sven Birkerts gets into the beauty and wonder of writing by looking at one of its foundational units: the sentence.
This essay first appeared in Volume 3.
Think of it as a puzzle you are putting together, every piece, even the smallest ones denoting commas or semicolons cut to fit together one way and one way only. Set the pieces out in front of you on a well-lit working surface and arrange them according to their kinds. Start with the nouns: lawn, beach, door, mile, …
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