Anne Carson · Beware the man whose handwriting sways like a reed in the wind
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This is an essay about hands and handwriting. I think of handwriting as a way to organise thought into shapes. I like...
Vol. 47 No. 4 · 6 March 2025 Beware the man whose handwriting sways like a reed in the wind Anne Carson Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Share Email Print 4231 words T his ​ is an essay about hands and handwriting. I think of handwriting as a way to organise thought into shapes. I like shapes. I like organising them. But because of recent neurological changes in my brain I find shapes fall apart on me. My responsibility to forms can't be gracefully fulfilled. Nonetheless, I offer the following in the hope it does not strike you as dishevelled or depressing. To right away avoid being de
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