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Collins' work in Undersong makes use of three different texts in her work; a translation of The Odyssey, advertisements placed by former slaves searching for missing family and patriotic hynms. Through "vocalization"--all these texts were devoid of power unless read aloud--these texts become the undersong, the song's burden.
It is a fascinating concept.