Where on the spectrum of loyalty and betrayal does song begin? And where does it end? I think each writer has to decide this over and over.
Sharon Olds
Martha Diamond, Sun, 1983, oil on canvas, 66 × 88 inches. Courtesy of Brooke Alexander, New York.
Martha Diamond, Flame, 1980, oil on canvas, 40 × 54 inches. Courtesy of Brooke Alexander Gallery.
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Where on the spectrum of loyalty and betrayal does song begin? And where does it end? I think each writer has to decide this over and over.
Sharon Olds