Stories I Tell Myself

Linda Brody Bakst on Brooklyn, growing up, identity and more

Tag: Call Us What We Carry

  • I keep telling myself I want to read more poetry. But I don’t do it. Why? I think in part it is because for me it is hit or miss. I love it or I don’t get it. And when I don’t get it, I feel less than. It feels unsatisfying. With a book, it…