What a Piece of Work is Man

William Spivey
Nov 7 · 4 min read

What a Piece of Work is Man

What a piece of work is man
How noble in reason
How infinite in faculties
In form and moving
How express and admirable

I first heard these words, not from the soliloquy from Hamlet, but from the song from the musical “Hair”. My high school choir sang it and I…

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William Spivey

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Writer, poet, wannabe philosopher. I write about politics, race and social justice. Sometimes I change it up and discuss relationships and romance. It depends.

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