Anne Kornblatt writes creative non-fiction. She is the author of the award-winning essay, “The Writer of the Body,” which was named a Notable Essay of 2010. She is currently at work on a memoir, “I’m the Peach, You’re the Grass.”
Other published essays include “The Bones, the Food, the Rules and the Teacup” and “Lexicon of the Wilderness.” She has published her writing in The Cream City Review and Crab Orchard Review. She was a finalist for the Rona Jaffe Bread-Loaf Scholarship and has been awarded two residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Lexicon of the Wilderness
A chapter from the memoir, this essay tells the story of one year spent working on a kibbutz as a metapelet, or nurse-maid. Through the lens of new Hebrew words, Anne explores a dangerous, sexist and vibrant corner of the world. Access here.