
Kaveh Akbar Reads Ellen Bryant Voigt
The New Yorker: Poetry
Exploring Language and Silence
The conversation delves into the complex relationship between language, silence, and understanding in the context of the speaker's experience. It reflects on how covering one's ears symbolizes a loss of language and explores the speaker's experience with languages of origin, particularly Farsi and Arabic. The discussion highlights the disconnect between making sounds in prayer and understanding the language's meaning, emphasizing different ways of interacting with and distorting language.
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