Verlyn Klinkenborg

Verlyn Klinkenborg is a member of the editorial board of The New York Times. His previous books include Making Hay, The Last Fine Time, and The Rural Life. He lives in upstate New York.

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You were being taught to write as part of a transaction that had
Almost nothing to do with real communication,
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You were also learning to distrust the reader and yourself.
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And to use passive constructions, which absolve everyone of responsibility.
What’s a metaphor in the prose you were taught to write?
A stage prop, a paraphrase, a clarification, at best,
Nearly always cumbersome, bordering on cliché,
Almost always timid, rarely serious, usually self-conscious,
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