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I know all spirits but my own
curtsey, salute and roundabout
we go by turns but never out
we turn the world away from night
we raise the sun, we bring the light
if we don't act the way we should
too bad for you. We're here for good.
and begin again
—Phyllis Gotlieb, Ordinary, Moving (1969)
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we go by turns but never out
we turn the world away from night
we raise the sun, we bring the light
if we don't act the way we should
too bad for you. We're here for good.
and begin again
—Phyllis Gotlieb, Ordinary, Moving (1969)
זכרונה לברכה.
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I recommend everything she ever wrote, poetry or fiction. A Judgment of Dragons (1985) was an early and profound influence on my childhood—"Son of the Morning" is an integral part of my brain on Jewish folklore. I tried to write telepathy for years because of her. All through college, I scoured bookstores for her back catalogue. For God's sake, her collection Red Blood Black Ink White Paper: New and Selected Poems 1961—2001 is my most recent purchase of poetry. I am desperately sorry there will be no more!
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