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Second-guessing the second sex

Halfway through, I broke out of an engrossed state to sneak a peak round the room. Heavy with… Halfway through, I broke out of an engrossed state to sneak a peak round the room. Heavy with the silence of 70 people in deep concentration, the atmosphere of 232 CL focused on the soft, clear voice that eloquently hung in the air.

This scene at the Supernova Reading Series last night occurred four times as poets Nancy Krygowski, Sharon McDermott, Jan Beatty and Judith Vollmer each captivated the room.

Afterward, as I awoke from my linguistic reverie, I thought about what separated these poets and this reading series from others; they

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