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While I've Had A Great Distaste For What's Usually Called Song In Modern Poetry Or For What's Usually Called Music, I Really Don't Think Of Speech As So Far From Song.

-David Antin

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David Antin

While I've Had A Great Distaste For What's Usually Called Song In Modern Poetry Or For What's Usually Called Music, I Really Don't Think Of Speech As So Far From Song.

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