Macdonald is also joined by the Oregon writer Elena Passarello for a conversation and a few audience questions. Helen Macdonald will change the way you see the world, and all of its creatures-yourself included. There is grief, but also abundant wonder. Macdonald skillfully links her own experiences not only with the natural, wild world but with a very human world. Macdonald joined us to talk about her most recent book, the essay collection “Vesper Flights.” In the collection and in this episode, Macdonald moves back and forth through topics ranging from scientists to swans, and into childhood memories and then forward into an ominous future. At once memoir, natural history, literary biography, it explores grief and loss, the relationships between humans and animals, obsession, memory, myth, and history. Her 2016 book, “H Is for Hawk,” much like Macdonald herself, defies any single label. She has worked as a professional falconer and has assisted with raptor research and conservation projects across Eurasia. Helen Macdonald is a multitalented naturalist, illustrator, writer, and historian of science at the University of Cambridge. On this episode of “Literary Arts: The Archive Project,” we feature Helen Macdonald from an online Portland Arts & Lectures event in October 2020.
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