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Page 13
... silence grants permission to the child molester . Because we have not learned how to name things properly , the batterer beats his child or lover in public , and we stand to one side , crippled inside , fearful and guilty . If we really ...
... silence grants permission to the child molester . Because we have not learned how to name things properly , the batterer beats his child or lover in public , and we stand to one side , crippled inside , fearful and guilty . If we really ...
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... silence turns his inner self to stone . His inability to translate his terror into sound betrays his own heart's interests . This inability to articulate one's experi- ence was a common theme of poetry in the 1960s when almost every ...
... silence turns his inner self to stone . His inability to translate his terror into sound betrays his own heart's interests . This inability to articulate one's experi- ence was a common theme of poetry in the 1960s when almost every ...
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... silence and emptiness . The mystery in Bly's images is evoked by combining concrete tactile infor- mation - empty street , snow swirls , and cold iron door - with abstract details - privacy and love — each underscoring the other in a ...
... silence and emptiness . The mystery in Bly's images is evoked by combining concrete tactile infor- mation - empty street , snow swirls , and cold iron door - with abstract details - privacy and love — each underscoring the other in a ...
Contents
The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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