Not only was he the archexponent of the ampersand, he also wrote a hell of a
good female voice poem, Homage to Mistress Bradstreet, complete with
childbirth scene. Apparently he interviewed a female friend to get the
details. This 'female voice' theme is closely related to the owning language
one, and I don't believe that language is gendered any more than it is
ownable. But no one took me up on my question in the previous discussion
about what people think of the black voice in the Dream Songs. I have to
admit, it has me worried.
Best wishes,
Matthew Francis
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From: Andrew Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 10 July 2000 17:17
Subject: Re: ampersands
>What? No Blake or Berryman?? :-)
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