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climbing roses. I felt that nature was teaching me to recognize the inseparable bond of
our human life with the life of nature and that in this kinship life’s meaning became
abundantly apparent. Life was meaningful because of the way we were tied into
everything. All the poetry I have written arises from this enchanted conviction of
kinship, which so often brings me to a sense of breathless awe and a stuttering kind or
worship.
Kim Chernin is the author of many books in many genres.
She has written and published fiction, non-fiction, creative
non-fiction, poetry and essays, including In My Mother’s
House; The Hungry Self; Crossing the Border; The Flame
Bearers; My Life As A Boy. These books are deeply
concerned with women’s lives, as are all the books she’s
published. She lives in Point Reyes Station, California,
with her life-companion of 30 years, Renate Stendhal.
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