As you listen
you know in your bones
each person
has never
told their story
as cogently
or as fully
before
and will never
again
That was Terkel's art
He was maestro
of that most precious craft:
Listening
Found in the Guardian's obituary of Studs Terkel who passed away today at the age of 96.
Thank you for listening, Mr. Terkel. It hurts so much to let you go.
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Thought of you when I read that he had passed. What an artist: just to listen.
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