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... gift labor . To clarify the difference between " gift labor " ( the work the poet invests in making the poem which will then be given away ) and what I have termed " shadow work " ( that work performed by the poet in preparation for the ...
... gift labor . To clarify the difference between " gift labor " ( the work the poet invests in making the poem which will then be given away ) and what I have termed " shadow work " ( that work performed by the poet in preparation for the ...
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... gift , but in order for that gift to be understood , it must be articulated in such a manner as to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding . He would also like to share his sense of frustration and , indeed , grief . The greatest gift ...
... gift , but in order for that gift to be understood , it must be articulated in such a manner as to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding . He would also like to share his sense of frustration and , indeed , grief . The greatest gift ...
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... gift and in the economy of shadow work . For Joe , who suffers as a result of his inability to articulate both his needs and his gifts of true emotion , life in the material economy alone is su- premely dangerous - it leaves him ...
... gift and in the economy of shadow work . For Joe , who suffers as a result of his inability to articulate both his needs and his gifts of true emotion , life in the material economy alone is su- premely dangerous - it leaves him ...
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The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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