Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its — Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its — Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its — Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its — Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its — Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
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Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its arrival in a public space.

— Elizabeth Alexander, The Black Interior: Essays
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