And Adrienne, you think that because you're alive ADRIENNE: And for other reasons, like, uhh...subjectivity, and er

ALLEN: Right. And Audre

AUDRE: The subjugation of this society which has made me an outcast in every

ALLEN: Yeah, yeah we know. Those are all some pretty valid reasons. As for me, I don't really care about writing the poem, I just want it to spark a dialog -- the nature of language is to force expression, and new language forces new expression and change; progress. As long as the poem is new -- hey!

WILLIAM: What?

ALLEN: What if we aren't supposed to be writing the poem at all?

It would have to be a woman, of course.
WILLIAM: Why of course?

ADRIENNE: Well we're already out-numbered.

A the lights begin to fade as the voices grow quieter, but keep their intensity)

AUDRE: We're outnumbered? What we need is another black poet

ALLEN: Ahh, dialog!

WILLIAM: They'll have to have a good ear-- the debate continues. Blackout. The END)