![]() ![]() The Song (or Voice) of Innocence relates the facts of the experience, the surface subject. I’ve defined these voices by re-imagining phrases originated by William Blake, labeling one a Song (or Voice) of Innocence, the other, a Song (or Voice) of Experience. In fact, my observation, both from writing and reading essays and memoirs, is that most writers employ two major voices in their work. For even though I’m telling my own personal story, the voice I use isn’t my everyday speaking voice. When I was studying fiction for my MFA degree, one of my teachers told me that “voice is everything.” As true as this is in fiction, it’s equally true in nonfiction. ![]()
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