The brothers John and Brian Volck have recently collaborated on a book featuring Brian’s poetry and John’s illustrations called Flesh Becomes Word, and they discuss how Brian’s work as a pediatrician influences his writing and their collaborative process with Barbara Gray.
Two brothers create book of poetry and illustrations
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0cc449a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x1199+0+0/resize/880x1319!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwvxu%2Ffiles%2F201401%2Fflesh-becomes-word.jpg)