"Every real poem is the breaking of existing silence, and the first question we might ask any poem is, What kind of voice is breaking silence and what kind of silence is being broken.” Adrienne Rich.
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I am compelled to consider who is the author of this poem, this quotation, this story... and what is their location.... in addition to what they are writing or saying to me. Identity and context make a difference.
"Every real poem is the breaking of existing silence, and the first question we might ask any poem is, What kind of voice is breaking silence and what kind of silence is being broken.” Adrienne Rich.
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I am compelled to consider who is the author of this poem, this quotation, this story... and what is their location.... in addition to what they are writing or saying to me. Identity and context make a difference.