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Ruth Lief

Poetry

Winter 1962

Eve’s Daughters

By Ruth Lief

The old masters of subordination, were they right? Superior by testicle to this weak vessel with plentiful hair? When Nora got liberated, where did she go, you want to know. […]

Poetry

Winter 1962

Speed-Up

By Ruth Lief

When the Amster amster damdamdamians Built spits to roast Indian, it was only A moment ago, an afternoon nap in the day of time, A flick of the lid in […]