Proximity of Life
Elizabeth shares her profound experiences of being intimately with someone as they approach death, and how it has influenced her poetry. She reads a poem about the similarities between giving birth and jazz, and another poem that explores suffering and the beauty of the human body. The two poems beautifully illustrate the interconnectedness of these profound human experiences.In this clip
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