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Madness and witchery as well as bestiality are conditions commonly associated with the use of the female voice in public.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
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Literary Critic
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City of Toronto
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He came after Homer and before Gertrude Stein, a difficult interval for a poet.
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No need to fear death. There will be a tunnel and light.
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