Six Dirty Words

by Lucy Wang

One-minute play.

A poet walks into a small shop, searching for inspiration and the right words. In a world where everything is for sale and language is currency, what can you afford to say? Buy carefully. Words can change your life.

What begins as a simple transaction becomes a surprising meditation on creativity, memory, and survival. Both funny and poignant, the play reminds us that even in an economy...

One-minute play.

A poet walks into a small shop, searching for inspiration and the right words. In a world where everything is for sale and language is currency, what can you afford to say? Buy carefully. Words can change your life.

What begins as a simple transaction becomes a surprising meditation on creativity, memory, and survival. Both funny and poignant, the play reminds us that even in an economy where everything seems up for sale, words retain their power to inspire, to wound, and to heal.

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  • Steven G. Martin: Six Dirty Words by Lucy Wang
    “

    I'm in full agreement with Ruben Carbajal's recommendation: The tone of "Six Dirty Words" swirls and whorls. A whimsical premise, a dark underlying core, and a touch of hope at the end with a promise of healing. Read it again.

    I'm in full agreement with Ruben Carbajal's recommendation: The tone of "Six Dirty Words" swirls and whorls. A whimsical premise, a dark underlying core, and a touch of hope at the end with a promise of healing. Read it again.

    ”
  • Ruben Carbajal: Six Dirty Words by Lucy Wang
    “

    The comfort of a bookshop in a country besieged by censorship provides a disarming frame for this profound piece as it moves from whimsy to darkness, while ending on a note of hope. Taking just a few pages, SIX DIRTY WORDS is a memorable satire that reminds us of where resistance lives and breathes.

    The comfort of a bookshop in a country besieged by censorship provides a disarming frame for this profound piece as it moves from whimsy to darkness, while ending on a note of hope. Taking just a few pages, SIX DIRTY WORDS is a memorable satire that reminds us of where resistance lives and breathes.

    ”
  • Gillian Claus: Six Dirty Words by Lucy Wang
    “

    Time for a new dictionary. One minute is enough to get you laughing and then thinking in this extremely timely piece.

    Time for a new dictionary. One minute is enough to get you laughing and then thinking in this extremely timely piece.

    ”
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