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No Going Back My mother loves deep voices— Paul Robeson, Kathleen Ferrier—rich, Romantic, with the weight Of tragedy about their lives, Odds overcome, succumbed to; The sob she hears reverberate In every note they sang. For recreation I put on High sexless voices—Emma Kirkby, or some nameless countertenor whose life I’m happy To ignore—kidding myself I cruise Their cloudless stratosphere; Transcendent, bright, no weight, no tears.  You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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