Lyrical prose invites reader appreciation on two levels-for the meaning and for the sheer beauty of the language.ĭescriptions like this one from Jumpha Lahari’s “A Real Durwan” reveal the character of Boori Ma, a stairwell sweeper, while the words “sing” to us. As it “sings on the page,” lyrical prose gracefully paints vivid images in the minds of readers and adds psychological and emotional depth to any writing. Lyrical writing in any genre makes prose musical and rhythmic. They all watched me dance with my grandmother. I stepped off the sidewalk and into the intersection. I wrapped myself in my grandmother’s regalia and breathed her in. The very powerful and beautifully lyrical ending of “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” illustrates Alexie’s “hybrid” approach to writing: “I think I’m a poet with short story inclinations,” he writes. In fact, many of his short stories have poems embedded in them, further blurring the distinction. Writing on a computer now, of course, has made that distinction “blurred and unpredictable.” Alexie, who describes himself as a “hybrid,” says that the fusion of poetry and fiction is natural for him. If the poem he was working on drifted onto a second page, it became a short story. When American Indian, Sherman Alexie, began writing during his 20s, he typed on a typewriter. “Lyrical prose makes the words sing, doesn’t it?”- – Silvia Villalobos Quality 6: Great short story writers are also poets. This is the sixth blog in the weekly 15-part Discovering the Greatness in Smallness: 15 Qualities of Great Short Story Writers series by Susanne Carter. Discovering Greatness in Smallness: Part 6
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