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About
This piece was commissioned in memory of Sue Guthrie, a member of GALS (Gay and Lesbian Singers, Auckland) by her partner Marg Curnow.
Suzette Haden Elgin (b.1936) is a former professor of linguistics at San Diego State University. She is a supporter of feminist science fiction and founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Marg Curnow for GALS
Text note
Text is quoted in the book Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin, and attributed to Lovingkindness, Arkansas - reprinted by permission
Performance history
20 Nov 2010: Performed by GALS at the Freeman's Bay Community Centre, in Auckland