Air Fare: Stories, Poems, and Essays on Flight

by Judith Taylor (Editor), Nickole Brown (Editor)

From takeoff to landing and everything in-between, this anthology is about flying and the culture surrounding this precarious method of transportation. From the awe of being airborne to the shrink-wrapped airplane meals, from the phobia of flying to the very real reason for that fear, everything is explored. Contributors Diane Ackerman, Margaret Atwood, Sharon Bryan, Andrea Hollender Budy, Kelly Cherry, Alain de Botton, Richard Garcia, Lise Goett, Albert Goldbarth, Jeffrey Harrison, Brenda Hillman, Peter LaSalle, Philip Levine, Lee Martin, William Matthews, Ian McEwan, Campbell McGrath, Carol Muske-Dukes, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shahib Nye, Barbara Ras, Sherrod Santos, Bruce Smith, Susan Stewart, Terese Svoboda, James Tate, Jean Valentine, Arthur Vogelsang, Charles Harper Webb, Jan Wesley, Colson Whitehead, Gary Young

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

Reviews

[Vin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I engaged in air travel this year after a 13 year hiatus, and this book was a surreal corroboration that for all of us flying is a horror, a thrill, a personal affront and a life or death convenience. The poem 'Night Travelers' by Campbell McGrath was my favorite piece.