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The first half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
i calculate loss
like anyone
a fugitive to
like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
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The poets have
The poets have
emerged!
The poets have emerged!
The poets have
The poets have
emerged!
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my hands let fly another
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