Elizabeth Metzger’s disembodied voice

Episode 17: “She’s both the midwife and the provoker”

“Oh it is worth being dust,” writes Elizabeth Metzger, in her poem “Into Her Future.” She’s talking about a particular kind of dust, the kind that takes pleasure in its own dispersal and oblivion: Elizabeth’s disembodied voice gleefully defies the physical boundaries of the living. Relieved of the obstruction of a ...
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Elizabeth Metzger’s disembodied voice

Her Choice

Honor Moore discusses the decision that shaped her life as a woman and a writer

In 1969, Honor Moore was a 23-year-old graduate student at Yale School of Drama when she made the profound decision to end an unintended pregnancy—an experience that would shape her life and work. In her memoir A Termination (Public Space Books), Moore reflects on this pivotal moment while embarking on ...
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Her Choice