In The Left-Handed Story, poet, novelist, and children's author Nancy Willard presents an eclectic collection that will appeal to writers and established fans of her work.Willard expounds on topics as diverse as the many muses of writers, the origins and meaning of inspiration, the astonishing and mysterious powers of the litany form in poetry, writing about love, an essay on fairy tales, and an interview with Harry Roseman, an assistant to the artist and filmmaker Joseph Cornell.