"ʃiː kæn ɪnhˈæbɪt ɐ mˈoʊmənt wɪð kwˈaɪət ɪntˈɛnsᵻɾi: ɪn ɐ hˈɔːntɪŋ pˈoʊᵻm ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk fˈɑːðɚ hˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ˈoʊvɚ hɜː, ʃiː fˈʊli ˈɛntɚz hɜː sˈiːn, ɡɹˈɪpɪŋ ðə fˈoʊldz ʌv fˈæbɹɪk ɚɹˈaʊnd hɜːɹ æz ɪf ðeɪ mˌaɪt swˈɔloʊ hɜːɹ ɐlˈaɪv.
"She can inhabit a moment with quiet intensity: in a haunting poem about an alcoholic father hovering over her, she fully enters her scene, gripping the folds of fabric around her as if they might swallow her alive.