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THE ORATION; AFTER CAVAFY by CAROLYN KIZER

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First Line: THE BOLDEST THING I EVER DID WAS TO SAVE A SAVIOR
Last Line: IT WAS THE SPEECH OF MY LIFE.
Subject(s): LIFE; SPEECH; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; ORATORY; ORATORS; FEMINISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowareview/article/18826/galley/127225/view/


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